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  1. In late medieval times, the Jewish part of the Old City was known as Haret el-Yahud (where Yahud is Arabic for Jews), in the south-west part of what is today known as the Jewish Quarter. The convention of the modern boundaries of the Jewish Quarter may have originated in its current form in the 1841 British Royal Engineers map of Jerusalem ...

  2. The Jewish Quarter of Jerusalems Old City is one of the four quarters of the walled city. The quarter is home to around 2,000 people and covers about 0.1 square kilometers.

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  3. The Old City is today divided into four uneven quarters: the Muslim Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Armenian Quarter and the Jewish Quarter. Matthew Teller writes that this four-quarter convention may have originated in the 1841 British Royal Engineers map of Jerusalem , [4] or at least Reverend George Williams ' subsequent labelling of it.

  4. 3 days ago · The Old City of Jerusalem is a walled quadrilateral about 3,000 feet (900 meters) long on each side. It is both ancient and diverse, with an Armenian quarter, a Christian quarter, a Muslim quarter, and a Jewish quarter.

  5. Nov 11, 2023 · Today, walking around the Old City feels like a ghost town. In the Jewish Quarter, your voice echoes off the stone-covered paths and shut businesses. And it's having a very real impact.

  6. Jan 15, 2020 · The Old City of Jerusalem is currently divided into the following four neighbourhoods, called quarters: The Jewish Quarter. The Muslim Quarter. The Christian Quarter. The Armenian Quarter. Here’s a map of the Old City to help make sense of the quarters: The Old City, separated into its quarters | ⓒ Printable Maps.

  7. May 13, 2018 · Labeling by NPR. Credit: Daniel Estrin, Alyson Hurt, Larry Kaplow, Brittany Mayes and Greg Myre/NPR. Before that time, Jews and Arabs lived throughout the city. With the end of the war, fences ...

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