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District of Jerusalem
Jerusalem - Israel

Orient House

Orient House is a building located in East Jerusalem that served as the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the 1980s and 1990s. Built in 1897 by Ismail Musa al-Husseini, it has been owned by the Al-Husayni family since. Originally intended to serve as a family residence, it was at times vacated to host important guests, such as Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in 1898, and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia in 1936.

Located at 31.7889, 35.2301 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Palestine Liberation Organization, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Houses completed in 1897

St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem

St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican (Episcopal) cathedral in Jerusalem, established in 1899. It is the seat of the Bishop of Jerusalem of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. The church was built by the fourth bishop of the diocese--George Francis Popham Blyth. Most of the missionaries present in Palestine at the time were Evangelical Anglicans, but Blyth was from the Anglo-Catholic party of the Church of England.

Located at 31.788, 35.2287 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Jerusalem, Anglican pilgrimages

French Hill

For the community in California, see French Hill, California. French Hill, also Giv'at Shapira is a neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem. It is located on territory occupied during the Six-Day War in 1967, later annexed to Israel under the Jerusalem Law in 1980. The United Nations Security Council declared this law a violation of international law, and states that the Council will not recognize this law, and calls on member states to accept the decision of the council.

Located at 31.8057, 35.239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Israeli settlements, Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

American Colony, Jerusalem

The American Colony was a colony established in Jerusalem in 1881 by members of a Christian utopian society led by Anna and Horatio Spafford. Now a hotel in East Jerusalem, it is still known by that name today.

Located at 31.79, 35.2311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, History of Jerusalem, Christianity in Jerusalem, Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem, World Digital Library related

Battle of Ammunition Hill

Ammunition Hill was a military post in the northern part of Jordanian controlled East Jerusalem, and the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six-Day War.

Located at 31.7994, 35.2281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Six-Day War, History of Jerusalem

Hadassah Medical Center

Hadassah Medical Center is a medical organization that operates two university hospitals at Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, Israel, as well as schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacology affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Its declared mission is to extend a “hand to all, without regard for race, religion or ethnic origin.

Located at 31.7972, 35.2419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals established in 1939, Teaching hospitals, Hospitals in Jerusalem, Erich Mendelsohn buildings, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Schools of medicine in Israel

Wadi al-Joz

Wadi al-Joz, also Wadi Joz, (Valley of the Walnuts), is an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem, located at the head of the Kidron Valley, north of the Old City. The population of Wadi Joz is 13,000. The Wadi Joz neighborhood is located 750 meters above sea level in the Egoz Valley (Nahal Egoz). The neighborhood was established outside Herod's Gate in the late 19th century when wealthy Arab families built summer houses there.

Located at 31.7888, 35.2378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem

American Colony Hotel

The American Colony Hotel is a luxury hotel located in a historic building in Jerusalem which previously housed the utopian American-Swedish community known as the American Colony.

Located at 31.7897, 35.2294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Hotels in Israel, Hotels in Jerusalem, History of Jerusalem

Ramat Eshkol

Ramat Eshkol is a neighborhood in north-eastern Jerusalem. It was built on land captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War and was the first neighborhood built in East Jerusalem after the Six-Day War in 1967. The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Located at 31.8026, 35.2235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

St. George's School, Jerusalem

St. George's School is a boys' school in East Jerusalem run by the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem. St. George's School is located next to St. George's College, just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The school was established in 1899. The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. W Awdry, taught at the school in 1933-1936.

Located at 31.7879, 35.2279 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1899, Schools in Jerusalem

Arzei HaBira

Arzei Habira is a Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It is bordered by Ma'alot Dafna to the north, Shmuel HaNavi to the west, Beit Yisrael to the south, and Road 1 and Sheikh Jarrah to the east.

Located at 31.7931, 35.2237 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Tombs of the Kings (Jerusalem)

The Tombs of the Kings are a collection of rock cut tombs in East Jerusalem believed to be the burial site of Queen Helene of Adiabene. The tombs are located 820 meters north of Jerusalem's Old City walls in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The grandeur of the site led to the mistaken belief that the tombs had once been the burial place of the kings of Judah, hence the name Tombs of the Kings; but the tombs are now associated with Queen Helena of Adiabene.

Located at 31.7882, 35.2295 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Jerusalem, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Buildings and structures in the West Bank, Rock-cut tombs, Visitor attractions in Jerusalem

Sheikh Jarrah

Sheikh Jarrah is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem on the road to Mount Scopus. It receives its name from the 13th-century tomb of Sheikh Jarrah, a physician of Saladin's, located within its vicinity. The modern neighborhood was founded in 1865 and gradually became a residential center of Jerusalem's Muslim elite, particularly the al-Husayni family.

Located at 31.7946, 35.2319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arab–Israeli conflict, Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem

Sanhedria

Sanhedria is a Haredi neighborhood in northern Jerusalem, Israel. It lies east of Golda Meir Street and adjacent to Ramat Eshkol, Shmuel HaNavi, Maalot Dafna and the Sanhedria Cemetery. The neighborhood is named after the Tombs of the Sanhedrin, an elaborate underground complex of rock-cut tombs constructed in the 1st century and thought to be the burial place of the members of the Sanhedrin.

Located at 31.7984, 35.2208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Shimon HaTzadik

Shimon HaTzadik is a Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem, established around the Tomb of Simeon the Just, after whom it was named. The tomb and surrounding lands (a plot of approximately 18 dunams) was purchased in 1876 by the committee of the Sephardic community and the Ashkenazi Assembly of Israel.

Located at 31.7924, 35.231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Bab a-Zahara

Bab a-Zahara Arabic: باب الساهرة‎ is an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem, north of the Old City. It is bordered by the American Colony to the north, Wadi Joz to the east, Herod's Gate and Damascus Gate on its south, and Mas'udiyyah, Mea Shearim to the west. Herod's Gate, which is called Bab a-Zahara (Gate of Flowers) in Arabic, lend its name to this neighborhood.

Located at 31.7872, 35.2317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Givat HaMivtar

Givat HaMivtar is a Jewish neighborhood in northern Jerusalem established in 1970 between Ramat Eshkol and French Hill. It is located on a hill where an important battle took place in the Six Day War. Archaeological excavations have revealed important ancient Jewish tombs in the region. Givat Hamivtar was one of the first "Build Your Own Home" neighborhoods in Jerusalem.

Located at 31.8031, 35.2313 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Six-Day War, History of Jerusalem

Ma'alot Dafna

Ma’alot Dafna is a Jewish neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. It borders the neighborhood of Shmuel HaNavi to the west, Ammunition Hill to the east, Ramat Eshkol to the north and Arzei HaBira to the south.

Located at 31.7962, 35.2257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Kiryat Menachem Begin

Kiryat Menachem Begin, named after former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and also known as Kiryat HaMemshala, is a complex of government buildings in East Jerusalem located between Sheikh Jarrah in the north, adjacent to Mount Scopus in the east and Ammunition Hill in the west. It serves as home to several government offices, along with the main government complex in Givat Ram. It also includes the National Headquarters of the Israel Police.

Located at 31.7972, 35.2335 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jerusalem, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem Governorate

National Headquarters of the Israel Police

The National Headquarters of the Israel Police (Hamateh HeArtzi) is the headquarters of the Israel Police, located in Kiryat Menachem Begin in Jerusalem.

Located at 31.7972, 35.2326 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Israel Police, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Police headquarters

Nablus Road

Nablus Road is one of the traditional routes into Jerusalem's walled city. Starting at the Damascus Gate, it is the ancient road north.

Located at 31.7871, 35.2303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Jerusalem

Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi

Rehavam Ze'evi, Israel's tourism minister, was assassinated at shortly before 7:00 am on Wednesday, 17 October 2001, at the Hyatt Hotel in Jerusalem by a squad of Palestinians assassins acting on behalf of the PFLP militant organization. Ze'evi was the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack, and the most senior Israeli person to be killed by militants during the entire Arab-Israeli conflict.

Located at 31.7967, 35.2358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Assassinations, Murder in 2001, Murder in Israel, Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2001, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Israeli murder victims, Israeli terrorism victims, History of Jerusalem, Palestinian terrorism

Jerusalem British War Cemetery

Jerusalem British War Cemetery is a British cemetery in Jerusalem (Jerusalem War Cemetery) is a military cemetery for fallen soldiers of the British Empire in the first World War in Israel. The cemetery is located on Mount Scopus.

Located at 31.7983, 35.2398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Jerusalem

Nahalat Shimon

Nahalat Shimon is a Jewish religious neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Nahalat Shimon was founded in 1891 by Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish Kollels, to house poor Yemenite and Sephardi Jews. The cornerstone of the neighborhood was laid in 1890, near the Tomb of Simeon the Just.

Located at 31.7907, 35.2282 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Sanhedria Cemetery

Not to be confused with the Tombs of the Sanhedrin. Sanhedria Cemetery is a 27-dunam Jewish burial ground in the Sanhedria neighborhood of Jerusalem, adjacent to the intersection of Levi Eshkol Boulevard, Shmuel HaNavi Street, and Bar-Ilan Street. Unlike the Mount of Olives and Har HaMenuchot cemeteries that are located on the outer edges of the city, Sanhedria Cemetery is situated in the heart of western Jerusalem, in close proximity to residential housing.

Located at 31.797, 35.221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jewish cemeteries in Jerusalem, 1948 establishments in Israel