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List Of Places In Jerusalem
This article lists significant public places in the city of Jerusalem. Neighborhoods Major thoroughfares * Bethlehem Road (part of Highway 60) * Hebron Road-King David Street-Bar-Lev Boulevard * Begin Expressway * Ben Yehuda Street * Emek Refaim Street * Golomb-Herzog-Ben-Zvi Boulevard * Herzl Boulevard * Jaffa Road * King George Street * Gaza Street * Keren HaYesod Street * Yigael Yadin Boulevard Landmarks * American Colony * Begin Center * Chords Bridge * David's Citadel * Jerusalem YMCA * Jerusalem War Memorial * Montefiore Windmill * Mormon University, Mt. Scopus * Russian Compound * Safra Square * Tolerance Monument * Yad Kennedy * Yad Vashem * Teddy Fountain Parks * Ammunition Hill * Independence Park * Jerusalem Botanical Gardens * Gilo Park * HaMifletzet Park (Monster Park) with Niki de Saint Phalle's ''Golem'' * Liberty Bell Park * Nayot Park * Peace Forest * Ramat Denya Park * Sacher Park * Sherover Promenade * Train Track Park * Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. is a city in Western Asia. Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and is considered to be a holy city for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their Capital city, capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Because of this dispute, Status of Jerusalem, neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Throughout History of Jerusalem, its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, Sie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Talpiot
East Talpiot ( ''Talpiot Mizrach'') or Armon HaNetziv (ארמון הנְציב) is an Israeli settlement in southern East Jerusalem, established by Israel in 1973 on land captured in the Six-Day War and occupied since then. The international community considers East Talpiot to be an Israeli settlement that is illegal under international law. East Talpiot is one of Jerusalem's Ring Neighborhoods. History Before the new housing projects built after 1967, the area was known as ''Armon HaNetziv'' (lit. The Governor's Palace) after the headquarters of the British High Commissioner located on the hilltop. In 1928, Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi, wife of Israel's second president Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, established an agricultural training farm for young women, the first of its kind in the country, in the area of East Talpiot. Both the farm and the Arab Girls College, another historical landmark, are earmarked for conservation. The Lili and Elejandro Shaltiel Community Center was inaugurated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat Mordechai
Givat Mordechai, ( he, גבעת מרדכי, trans: ''Mordechai's Hill'') is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-central Jerusalem, midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot and Malcha. The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist, Maxwell (Mordechai) Abbell of Chicago. History Givat Mordechai was established in 1955 by members of Hapoel Hamizrachi, the forerunner of the National Religious Party, known in Hebrew as ''Mafdal''. Most of the streets are named after leaders of Hapoel Hamizrachi. Shahal Street, for example, is a Hebrew acronym for the religious Zionist leader Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Landau. The population is largely modern Orthodox, with some secular Jews. There are many synagogues and educational institutions in Givat Mordechai. The main campus of the Jerusalem College of Technology is located there, as is the Hebron yeshiva. Landmarks The Jerusalem Fire Brigade is headquartered in Givat Mordechai. Ezra Orion's outdoor sculpture "Stairway" (1979-1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat HaVradim
Rassco ( he, רסקו, officially Givat Havradim - "Rose Hill") is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, built by the Rassco housing company. Rassco is located between Rehavia and Katamon. Young families moving into the neighborhood have planted a communal garden as part of a wider initiative in Jerusalem to cultivate interest in nature and environmental protection Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam .... References {{coord, 31, 45, 45.16, N, 35, 12, 10.98, E, display=title Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat HaMatos
Givat HaMatos ( he, גבעת המטוס) is a planned Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem. It encompasses an area of 170 dunams. It is bordered by Talpiot in the north, Gilo in the south, and Beit Safafa in the west. Israel has approved plans to build a new Israeli settlement there. The international community regards Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. History According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 285 dunams of land from Sharafat and Beit Safafa in order to construct Givat HaMatos.Beit Safafa & Sharafat Town Profile ARIJ, p. 14 Givat HaMatos is Hebrew for "Airplane Hill." The site received its name after a small [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat Oranim
Givat Oranim ( he, גבעת אורנים) is a neighborhood in southwestern Jerusalem, bordered by Katamon, Rassco, San Simon and Kiryat Shmuel. Givat Oranim was established after 1948. The area played an important part in the battle for the San Simon monastery during 1948 Palestine war. It is populated by a mix of national religious and secular Jews. Large-scale building in 1991 included a project of 78 housing units combining high rise buildings and townhouses. In this neighborhood there was an attempt to assassinate the left-wing activist, Zeev Sternhell, by putting a bomb on his apartment door. Notable residents *Zeev Sternhell Zeev Sternhell ( he, זאב שטרנהל; 10 April 1935 – 21 June 2020) was a Polish-born Israeli historian, political scientist, commentator on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and writer. He was one of the world's leading theorists of the ... References {{Neighborhoods of Jerusalem Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat Masua
Givat Massuah ( he, גבעת משואה, , Beacon Hill) is a new neighborhood in the southwest outskirts of Jerusalem, overlooking Malha and Emek Lavan Valley. It has a population of 1,100 families, mainly secular and Orthodox Jews. Givat Massuah was established in 1996. Givat Massuah is built in a modern style and has many parks, trees and playgrounds. Services offered in Givat Massuah include a grocery store, barber shop, bakery, two medical centers, several kindergartens, elementary school, three Orthodox synagogues, a Bnei Akiva Bnei Akiva ( he, בְּנֵי עֲקִיבָא, , "Children of Akiva") is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world, with over 125,000 members in 42 countries. It was first established in Mandatory Palestine in 1929. History B ... and Scouting branch. References {{Neighborhoods of Jerusalem Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilo
Gilo ( he, גִּלֹה) is an Israeli settlement in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 30,000, mostly Jewish inhabitants. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel surrounding Jerusalem, it was built on land in the West Bank that was occupied by and effectively annexed to Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War and 1980 Jerusalem Law. The international community regards Israeli settlements illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. Israel also disputes its designation as a settlement, and it is administered as part of the Jerusalem municipality. Geography Gilo is located on a hilltop in southwestern East Jerusalem separated from Beit Jala by a deep gorge. The Tunnels Highway to Gush Etzion runs underneath it on the east, and the settlement of Har Gilo is visible on the adjacent peak. Beit Safafa and Sharafat are located n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geula
Geula ( he, גאולה lit. ''Redemption'') is a neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, populated mainly by Haredi Jews. Geula is bordered by Zikhron Moshe and Mekor Baruch on the west, the Bukharim neighborhood on the north, Mea Shearim on the east and the Jerusalem city center on the south. History Geula was established in 1927–28. It was originally a mixed neighborhood of secular and religious Jews. The British consul to Jerusalem, James Finn, built his home in the area in 1855, employing Jewish labor. It was the third building constructed outside the walls of the Old City.Jerusalem neighborhoods , Eiferman Properties Ltd. Geula was developed by banker Avraham Chasidoff (founder of Israel Discount Bank) who named the main street after his eldest daughter, Geul [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Colony, Jerusalem
, settlement_type = Neighborhood of Jerusalem , image_skyline = Cremieux Street, German Colony, Jerusalem.jpg , imagesize = 300px , image_caption = Cremieux Street , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = District , subdivision_name1 = Jerusalem District , subdivision_type2 = City , subdivision_name2 = Jerusalem , established_title = Foundation , established_date = 1873 , founder = German Templer Society , population_footnotes = , population_as_of = 2017 , population_total = 1,930 , area_code_type = Area code , area_code = The German Colony ( he, המושבה הגרמנית, ''HaMoshava HaGermanit'') is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, established in the second half of the 19th century as a German Templer Colony in Palestine. Today the Moshava, as it is popularly known, is an upscale neighborhood bisected by Emek Refaim Street, an avenue l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Hill (neighborhood)
French Hill ( he, הגבעה הצרפתית, ''HaGiv'a HaTzarfatit'', ar, التلة الفرنسية, ''at-tel al-faransiya''), also Giv'at Shapira ( he, גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא) is an Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusalem. It is located on territory that has been occupied since the Six-Day War in 1967 and later unilaterally annexed by Israel under the Jerusalem Law, in a move internationally condemned as illegal under international law, in 1980. The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem, such as French Hill, illegal under international law, which the Israeli government disputes. Etymology The source of the name French Hill is the fact that the land belonged to the Catholic Monastery of St Anne, whose monks hailed mainly from France. In 1926 the Monastery donated a plot of land to built a reservoir to store water that was pumped from Ein Farah, to supply the city of Jerusalem. An opening ceremony was held on 15 July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezrat Yisrael
Ezrat Yisrael ( he, עזרת ישראל, "Help of Israel") is a former courtyard neighborhood in Jerusalem. The neighborhood consisted of buildings on either side of a lane, today named Ezrat Yisrael Street. The street is blocked on one end and opens onto Jaffa Road on the other end. Name According to the foundation deed, the name of the neighborhood was derived from two verses in the Book of Psalms: :''My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth'' (Psalms 121:2) :''May He send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion'' (Psalms 20:3) Location Ezrat Yisrael is a northeast-southwest street that runs perpendicular to Jaffa Road. It is located one block west of the intersection of Jaffa Road and King George Street, one of the vertices of the Downtown Triangle cultural and commercial district. It is a blocked street that opens only onto Jaffa Road. Above the blocked end stands the International Evangelical Church, which faces Street of the Prophets. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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