Ma'alot Dafna

Coordinates: 31°47′46″N 35°13′32″E / 31.796209°N 35.225687°E / 31.796209; 35.225687
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Pedestrian passage in Ma'alot Dafna

Ma'alot Dafna (Hebrew: מעלות דפנה) is an Israeli settlement[1] and a neighborhood[2] in East Jerusalem.[1][3] 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.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]

History

Ma'alot Dafna was established in 1972 on the hillside through which Israeli troops in the

Bay laurel
being a symbol of victory.

The name Ma'alot Dafna also refers to the ma'alot (Hebrew for "steps") up to the dafna (Hebrew for overlapping rose petals), referring to the layered hills and the stepped approach to it.[5][6]

The neighborhood includes a sub-neighborhood called Arzei HaBira (Cedars of the Capitol), which was built on territory on the Israeli side of the armistice line before the war. Arzei HaBira is now considered a separate neighborhood, with more than 200 families.[7] The rest of Ma’alot Dafna was built on territory that had been either no man's land or land used by the Jordanian military.

Ma'alot Dafna was built as part of the sequence of Jewish neighborhoods called the bariah or "hinge" neighborhoods

French Hill).[8] The neighborhood was designed so that it could serve the adjacent neighborhood of Shmuel HaNavi, a poorly designed and problematic lower-class neighborhood, which until the Six Day War faced a large enemy fort.[9]

Demographics

Ma'alot Dafna now has a population of about 420 families, of which 220 are Anglo-born and 200 are Israeli. Most of the Anglo community consists of American

Mir yeshiva. The latter group creates a high turnover rate in the Anglo community.[5]

Architecture

Ma’alot Dafna is a small neighborhood, originally built for a population of 4,000 (1,400

Old City of Jerusalem
, as well as modern ones. The neighborhood has large areas reserved for pedestrian traffic.

Notable institutes

Notable people

References

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  1. ^ a b "Settlements in East Jerusalem". Foundation for Middle East Peace. Retrieved 29 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
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  4. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. ^ a b Ehrenpreis Meyer, Yael. "I Found My Place In... Strength of unity in Anglo-sub communities". Binah Magazine, 9 May 2011, p. 41.
  6. ^ "האתר הרשמי של עיריית ירושלים".
  7. ^ Samsonowitz, M. (26 December 2001). "Retirement in Israel: Is it for you?". Dei'ah VeDibur. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  8. ^ a b דוד קרויאנקר, ירושלים - המאבק על מבנה העיר וחזותה, ביתן זמורה 1988. Yerushalayim: Ha-maavak al mivneh ha-ir ve-hazutah (Hebrew Edition) by David Kroyanker (1988)
    סיור לאורך "הקו העירוני", אילן שפירא Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ About Shmuel Hanavi
  10. ^ ישראל בונה 1977, הוצאת משרד השיכון בעריכת עמירם חרל"פ והרי פרנק
  11. ^ דוד קרויאנקר, ירושלים מבט ארכיטקטוני, מדריך טיולים בשכונות ובתים הוצאת כתר, 1996

31°47′46″N 35°13′32″E / 31.796209°N 35.225687°E / 31.796209; 35.225687

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