Bab az-Zahra
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Bab az-Zahra (
History
At the end of the Roman Period, the building of the so-called Third Wall of Jerusalem, started under the reign of
The modern neighborhood was founded at the end of the 19th century along the road to
First during the British Mandate in Palestine, and then even more so under Jordanian rule after the partition of Jerusalem in 1948, the neighborhood became a commercial center of East Jerusalem.
Features
The main thoroughfares of the neighborhood, Nablus Road, Saladin Street (Salah ad-Din Street), az-Zahra Street and surrounding streets are major commercial centers. Branches of the main banks and restaurants have offices there. The commercial area continues uninterrupted through Damascus Gate with the open market in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City. In the eastern part of the neighborhood resides the Rockefeller Archeological Museum, which was opened in 1937. Also on Saladin Street are the district court, the judiciary office, and the legal counsel for the government. Another famous building in this neighborhood is the Orient House.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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