Jerusalem Old City Jewish Quarter 001

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  • Title:  Jerusalem Old City Jewish Quarter 001
  • Description:  The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The 116,000 square meter area[1] lies in the southeastern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in the east. In the early 20th century, the Jewish population of the quarter reached 19,000.

    The quarter is inhabited by around 2,000 residents and is home to numerous yeshivas and synagogues, most notably the Hurva Synagogue, destroyed numerous times and rededicated in 2010.
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  • Keywords:  Quarter, Jewish, City, Old, Jerusalem
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