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District of Jerusalem
Jerusalem - Israel

Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem

In approximately 701 BCE, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked the fortified cities of Judah, laying siege on Jerusalem, but failed to capture it (it is the only city mentioned as being besieged on Sennacherib's Stele, of which the capture is not mentioned).

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8th-century BC conflicts, Ancient Israel and Judah, Sieges of Jerusalem, Battles involving Assyria

L. A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art

The L.A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art is a museum in Jerusalem, Israel, established in 1974. It is located in Katamon, down the road from the Jerusalem Theater. The museum houses Islamic pottery, textiles, jewelry, ceremonial objects and other Islamic cultural artifacts. It is not to be confused with the Islamic Museum, Jerusalem.

Located at 31.7687, 35.2128 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Israel, Decorative arts museums, Museums in Jerusalem, Art museums established in 1974, Islamic art, 1974 establishments in Israel

Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens (JBG) is located in the neighborhood of Nayot in Jerusalem, on the southeastern edge of the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The garden is arranged in phytogeographic sections, featuring flora of various regions around the world. The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens opened to the public in 1985. The tropical conservatory opened in 1986 and the South Africa section was planted in 1989.

Located at 31.767, 35.201 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Israel, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Education in Jerusalem, Visitor attractions in Jerusalem

Katamon

Katamon is a neighbourhood in south-central Jerusalem, Israel. The official Hebrew name, Gonen, is only used in municipal publications. Katamon is derived from the Greek kata tōi monastēriōi ("under the monastery").

Located at 31.761, 35.207 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Sam Spiegel Film and Television School

Sam Spiegel Film and Television School is a film school in Jerusalem, Israel. Films by its students have won 300 prizes in international film festivals. The school has been the subject of 160 tributes and retrospectives.

Located at 31.7545, 35.2172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Film schools in Israel, Education in Jerusalem, Schools in Israel, Art schools in Israel

Shalem Center

The Shalem Center is a Jerusalem research institute that supports academic work in the fields of philosophy, political theory, Jewish and Zionist history, Bible and Talmud, Middle East Studies, archaeology, economics, and strategic studies. The center's request to be allowed to open a college was accepted in January 2013, and it will open an academic institute offering Bachelor's degrees in October 2013.

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Research institutes in Israel, Political research institutes

Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi

Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi is a Modern Orthodox yeshiva, located in Katamon, Jerusalem, Israel. It was founded in 2004 Rabbi David Ebner and Rabbi Yehuda Susman serve as the Rashei Yeshiva. Rav Ebner also serves as the Yeshiva's Mashgiach ruchani. The menahel of the Yeshiva is Rav Benny Pflanzer.

Located at 31.7535, 35.2061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 2004, Yeshivot hesder, Orthodox yeshivas in Jerusalem

Talbiya

Talbiya or Talbiyeh, officially Komemiyut, is an upscale neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel, located between Rehavia and Katamon. It was built in the 1920s and 1930s on land purchased from the Greek Patriarchate. Most of the early residents were affluent Christian Arabs who built elegant homes with Renaissance, Moorish and Arab architectural motifs, surrounded by trees and flowering gardens.

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Populated places established in the 1920s, Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Givat Mordechai

Givat Mordechai, is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-central Jerusalem, Israel, midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot and Malcha. The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist, Maxwell (Mordechai) Abbell of Chicago.

Located at 31.765, 35.1972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem

Nayot

Nayot is a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem, Israel established in 1960 by a group of English-speaking immigrants.

Located at 31.768, 35.2029 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Kiryat Shmuel, Jerusalem

Kiryat Shmuel is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, Israel founded in 1926. It is named for Rabbi Samuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878-1909. Kiryat Shmuel is located between Rehavia and Katamon.

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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, History of Jerusalem

Rassco

Rassco is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, Israel, 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.

Located at 31.7625, 35.203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Organisations in the Yishuv, Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Construction and civil engineering companies of Israel, Jewish Agency for Israel

6th Airborne Division in Palestine

The 6th Airborne Division in Palestine was initially posted to the region as the Imperial Strategic Reserve. It was envisioned as a mobile peace keeping force, positioned to be able to respond quickly to any area of the British Empire. In fact it became involved in an internal security role between 1945 and 1948. Palestine had been a British Mandate since the end of the First World War. Under the terms of the mandate, Great Britain was responsible for the government and security of the country.

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Mandatory Palestine, Palestine Emergency, History of Zionism, Israel–United Kingdom relations, Southern Levant, Palestine–United Kingdom relations, 20th-century history of the British Army, Wars involving the United Kingdom, Airborne units and formations

Israel State Archives

Israel State Archives is the national archive of Israel, located in Jerusalem. The archive houses some 400 million documents, maps, stamps, audio tapes, video clips, photographs and special publications.

Located at 31.754, 35.2118 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National archives, Israeli culture, Deposit libraries

Beit Kadima

Beit Kadima (lit. Kadima House) is a residential building complex in Jerusalem, Israel located on the west side of Kiryat Shmuel. The British Mandatory authorities built it in 1945 to house the families of British officers. In the end, it was used by UNSCOP Commission, whose members lived there while drafting the UN Partition Plan prior to the establishment of the state. The building was designed by architect Otto Hoffmann and constructed by an Egyptian housing company.

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Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, History of Jerusalem, History of Israel

Mekor Chaim

Mekor Chaim is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel. It was named for Haim Cohen, a wealthy Jewish businessmen who donated large sums of money toward the purchase of land in Jerusalem before World War I.

Located at 31.754, 35.2126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Havat HaNoar HaTzioni

Havat HaNoar HaTzioni, known in English as the Israel Goldstein Youth Village, is a youth village and high school in Jerusalem, Israel. Havat HaNoar HaTzioni was established in 1949 as a home for 40 Jewish orphans who lost their families in the Holocaust. It was named for Israel Goldstein, a prominent rabbi and Zionist leader. Today the school has 400 students, many of them new immigrants.

Located at 31.7588, 35.2045 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Boarding schools in Israel, High schools in Israel, Youth villages in Israel

Neve Granot

Neve Granot is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel, located behind the Israel Museum, overlooking the Monastery of the Cross. Neve Granot is named for Avraham Granot, a Zionist activist and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who went on to become head of the Jewish National Fund. The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Neve Granot is building a new campus, designed by Israeli architect Ada Carmi.

Located at 31.7697, 35.2044 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Greek Colony, Jerusalem

The Greek Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel, bordering the German Colony and Katamon.

Located at 31.7613, 35.2135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Misgav Ladach

Misgav Ladach is a hospital in Jerusalem, Israel that belongs to Kupat Holim Meuhedet, Israel's third largest HMO.

Located at 31.7612, 35.2105 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hospitals in Israel, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Surgical techniques

Pelech (School)

Pelech is a high school for religious girls located in the Baka neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. Alice Shalvi, a British-born professor of English literature at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is credited with turning the school into one of Jerusalem's most prestigious high schools.

Located at 31.7574, 35.2172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in Jerusalem, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Education in Israel, Orthodox Jewish schools for women

Pat, Jerusalem

Pat is a neighborhood in southwestern Jerusalem, located at the border of the Green line on the Israeli side between Katamon (Israël) and Beit Safafa.

Located at 31.7507, 35.2004 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Studio School

The Jerusalem Studio School is a private art school located in Jerusalem, Israel. Founded by artist Israel Hershberg in 1998, the Jerusalem Studio School offers rigorous training in drawing and painting within the figurative art tradition. It is the first school in Israel that focuses on realist painting.

Located at 31.7538, 35.2146 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art schools in Israel

Givat Oranim

Givat Oranim is a neighborhood in southwestern Jerusalem, Israel, 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 Israel's War of Independence. 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.

Located at 31.7615, 35.2065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, History of Israel

Shalem College

Shalem College is Israel's first liberal arts college, located in Jerusalem, Israel. It was established in January 2013, following accreditation by the Council for Higher Education in Israel. A private, undergraduate degree-granting institution, Shalem College will pioneer the use of a required core curriculum for all students.

Located at 31.7621, 35.217 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Colleges in Israel