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City Line (Jerusalem), the Glossary

City Line (ha-Kav ha-Ironi) is the name given to a segment of the Green Line that divided the city of Jerusalem from 1948 to 1967.^[1]

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Abdullah Tal

Abdullah El Tell (عبدالله التل, 17 July 1918 – 1973) served in the Transjordanian Arab Legion during the 1948 war in Palestine rising from the rank of company commander to become Military Governor of the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Abu Tor

Abu Tor, also Abu Thor or ath-Thori, (أبو طور or الثوري, אבו תור; lit. Arabic meaning "Father of the Bull"; In Hebrew also called גבעת חנניה (Giv'at Hanania), lit. "Hananiah's hill") is a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem, built on a prominence south of the Old City.

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Allenby Square

Allenby Square, a name commemorating Field Marshal Edmund Allenby who commanded the British forces which captured Palestine in the First World War, has been bestowed at different times on two different squares in Jerusalem.

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American Colony, Jerusalem

The American religious foundation and philanthropy that informally became known as the American Colony of Jerusalem, was established in the Ottoman Empire in 1881 as a "Christian utopian society" led by American religious leader Horatio Gates Spafford and his Norwegian wife Anne Tobine Larsen Øglende.

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Arnona

Arnona (ארנונה) is a neighborhood in southern Jerusalem, situated between the neighborhood of Talpiot and kibbutz Ramat Rachel.

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Battle of Ammunition Hill

Ammunition Hill (גִּבְעַת הַתַּחְמֹשֶׁת, Giv'at HaTahmoshet; تلة الذخيرة) was a fortified Jordanian military post in the northern part of Jordanian-ruled East Jerusalem and the western slope of Mount Scopus. City Line (Jerusalem) and Battle of Ammunition Hill are 1960s in Jerusalem.

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Beit Safafa

Beit Safafa (بيت صفافا, בית צפפה; lit. "House of the summer-houses or narrow benches") is a Palestinian town along the Green Line, with the vast majority of its territory in East Jerusalem and some northern parts in West Jerusalem.

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Beit Yisrael

Beit Yisrael (בית ישראל, lit.) is a predominantly Haredi neighborhood in central Jerusalem.

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Border

Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities.

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Capital city

A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government.

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Chapel of Our Lady of Jerusalem

The Chapel of Our Lady of Jerusalem (קפלת גבירתנו של ירושלים, Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Jérusalem) or Chapel of Notre Dame or Our Lady of Peace Chapel, is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the complex of the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center (formerly known as Notre Dame de France, or Our Lady of France) which was built by French religious between 1893 and 1894 in Jerusalem, as part of a larger group of buildings known as the Hospice of Our Lady of France, which was built mostly in stone with "defensive" purposes.

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Christian Quarter

The Christian Quarter (translit; translit) is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

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Consulate General of the United States, Jerusalem

The Consulate General of the United States in Jerusalem was a diplomatic mission of the United States of America that provided consular services to Palestinian residents in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.

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Damascus Gate

The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Demilitarized zone

A demilitarized zone (DMZ or DZ) is an area in which treaties or agreements between states, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities, or personnel.

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East

East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass.

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East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem (al-Quds ash-Sharqiya) is the portion of Jerusalem that was held by Jordan after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, as opposed to West Jerusalem, which was held by Israel. City Line (Jerusalem) and East Jerusalem are Divided cities and Jerusalem in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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East Talpiot

East Talpiot (Talpiot Mizrach) or Armon HaNetziv (ארמון הנְציב) is an Israeli settlement in southern East Jerusalem, established by Israel in 1973 on land captured in the Six-Day War and occupied since then.

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Enclave and exclave

An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity.

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Etzioni Brigade

The Etzioni Brigade (חֲטִיבַת עֶצְיוֹנִי, Hativat Etzyoni), also 6th Brigade and Jerusalem Brigade, is an infantry brigade of the Israel Defense Forces.

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French Foreign Legion

The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, and airborne troops.

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Gehenna

The Valley of Hinnom, Gehinnom (Gēʾ ḇen-Hīnnōm, or label) or Gehenna (Géenna), also known as Wadi el-Rababa, is a historic valley surrounding Jerusalem from the west and southwest that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology.

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Givat HaMivtar

Givat HaMivtar is an Israeli settlement and a neighborhood in East Jerusalem established in 1970 between Ramat Eshkol and French Hill.

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Greater Jerusalem

In Israel, the Jerusalem metropolitan area is the area encompassing the approximately one hundred square miles surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem with a population of 1,253,900.

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Green Line (Israel)

The Green Line or 1949 Armistice border is the demarcation line set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between the armies of Israel and those of its neighbors (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

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Holy Land

The Holy Land is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine.

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House

A house is a single-unit residential building.

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Hutzot HaYotzer

Hutzot HaYotzer, known in English as the Artists' Colony, is an arts and crafts lane in Jerusalem, Israel, located west of the Old City walls.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym, is the national military of the State of Israel.

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Israeli West Bank barrier

The Israeli West Bank barrier, comprising the West Bank Wall and the West Bank fence, is a separation barrier built by Israel along the Green Line and inside parts of the West Bank. City Line (Jerusalem) and Israeli West Bank barrier are borders of Israel.

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Jaffa Gate

Jaffa Gate (Sha'ar Yafo; Bāb al-Khalīl, "Hebron Gate") is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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Jerusalem Municipality

The Jerusalem Municipality (Iriyat yerushalayim), the seat of the Israeli municipal administration, consists of a number of buildings located on Jaffa Road in the city of Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem Old Town Hall

Jerusalem's old town hall was one of the four public buildings constructed in Jerusalem by the British administration during the British Mandate.

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Jordan

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.

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Kibbutz

A kibbutz (קִבּוּץ / קיבוץ,;: kibbutzim קִבּוּצִים / קיבוצים) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture.

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Land mine

A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it.

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Ma'ale HaShalom

Ma'ale ha-Shalom (מעלה השלום, translates to Ascent of Peace), also known as the Pope's Road (כביש האַפִּיפְיוֹר), is a street in East Jerusalem. City Line (Jerusalem) and Ma'ale HaShalom are 1960s in Jerusalem.

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Ma'alot Dafna

Ma'alot Dafna (מעלות דפנה) is an Israeli settlement and a neighborhood in East Jerusalem.

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Mamilla

Mamilla (ממילא) is a neighbourhood of Jerusalem that was established in the late 19th century outside the Old City, west of the Jaffa Gate.

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Mandelbaum Gate

The Mandelbaum Gate is a former checkpoint between the Israeli and Jordanian sectors of Jerusalem, just north of the western edge of the Old City along the Green Line.

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Map

A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes.

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Mea Shearim

Mea Shearim (מאה שערים, lit., "hundred gates"; contextually, "a hundred fold") is one of the oldest Ashkenazi neighborhoods in Jerusalem outside of the Old City.

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Mishkenot Sha'ananim

Mishkenot Sha'ananim (משכנות שאננים, lit. Peaceful Dwellings) was the first Jewish settlement built outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on a hill directly across Mount Zion.

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Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan (משה דיין; May 20, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician.

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Mount of Olives

The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet (Har ha-Zeitim; Jabal az-Zaytūn; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also الطور,, 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City.

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Mount Scopus

Mount Scopus (הַר הַצּוֹפִים Har HaTsofim, "Mount of the Watchmen/ Sentinels"; جبل المشارف Ǧabal al-Mašārif, lit. "Mount Lookout", or جبل المشهد Ǧabal al-Mašhad "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or جبل الصوانة "Mount Syenite") is a mountain (elevation: above sea level) in northeast Jerusalem.

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Mount Zion

Mount Zion (הַר צִיּוֹן, Har Ṣīyyōn; جبل صهيون, Jabal Sahyoun) is a hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City.

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Musrara

Musrara (مصرارة, מוסררה, also known by its Hebrew name, Morasha) is a formerly Ottoman neighborhood in what is now West Jerusalem.

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Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it.

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New Gate

The New Gate (باب الجديد Bāb ij-Jdïd) (השער החדש HaSha'ar HeChadash) is the newest of the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.

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No man's land

No man's land is waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty.

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North

North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions.

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Old City of Jerusalem

The Old City of Jerusalem (al-Madīna al-Qadīma, Ha'ír Ha'atiká) is a walled area in East Jerusalem.

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Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI (Paulus VI; Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini,; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death on 6 August 1978.

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Ramat Eshkol

Ramat Eshkol (He-Ramateshkol.ogg) (also Ramot Eshkol רמות אשכול) is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem.

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Ramat Rachel

Ramat Rachel or Ramat Raḥel (lit) is a kibbutz located in central Israel.

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Rhodes

Rhodes (translit) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Sanhedria

Sanhedria (סנהדריה) is a neighborhood in northern Jerusalem.

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Sanhedria Cemetery

Sanhedria Cemetery (בית עלמין סנהדריה) is a 27-dunam (6.67-acre) Jewish burial ground in the Sanhedria neighborhood of Jerusalem, adjacent to the intersection of Levi Eshkol Boulevard, Shmuel HaNavi Street, and Bar-Ilan Street.

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Scale (map)

The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.

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Sheikh Jarrah

Sheikh Jarrah (الشيخ جراح, שייח׳ ג׳ראח) is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, north of the Old City, on the road to Mount Scopus.

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Shmuel HaNavi (neighborhood)

Shmuel HaNavi (שיכון שמואל הנביא, Shikun Shmuel HaNavi, lit. "Samuel the Prophet neighborhood") is a neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem.

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Six-Day War

The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 June 1967.

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Slum

A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty.

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South

South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points.

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Street

A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment.

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Street of the Prophets

Street of the Prophets (רחוב הנביאים, Rehov HaNevi'im) is an east–west axis road in Jerusalem beginning outside Damascus Gate and ending at Davidka Square.

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Sultan's Pool

The Sultan's Pool (translit; translit) is an ancient water basin to the west side of Mount Zion, Jerusalem.

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Sur Baher

Sur Baher (صور باهر, צור באהר), also Tsur Baher, is a Palestinian neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of East Jerusalem.

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Talpiot

Talpiot (תלפיות, literally 'turrets' or 'magnificently built') is an Israeli neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem, established in 1922 by Zionist pioneers.

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Tower of David

The Tower of David (Migdál Davíd), also known as the Citadel (al-Qala'a), is an ancient citadel and contemporary museum, located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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West Jerusalem

West Jerusalem or Western Jerusalem (al-Quds al-Ġarbiyyah) refers to the section of Jerusalem that was controlled by Israel at the end of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. City Line (Jerusalem) and West Jerusalem are Jerusalem in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Line_(Jerusalem)

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See also

1940s in Jerusalem

1950s in Jerusalem

1960s in Jerusalem

Borders of Israel

Jerusalem in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

References