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The Jewish Quarter ( Hebrew: הרובע היהודי, HaRova HaYehudi; Arabic: حارة اليهود, Harat al-Yehud) is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the ...
the jewish quarter in the old city of jerusalem, with the mograbi neighborhood in the foreground. (COURTESY OF AMERICAN COLONY) הרובע היהודי בעיר העתיקה בירושלים..jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 746 KB
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, or at least Reverend George Williams' subsequent labelling of it.
See Jewish Quarter (Jerusalem). Graphical overview of Jerusalem's historical periods (by rulers)
The gates are visible on most old maps of Jerusalem over the last 1,500 years. During different periods, the city walls followed different outlines and had a varying number of gates. During the era of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (1099–1291), Jerusalem had four gates, one on each side.
EnglishHebrewArabicAlternative NamesSha'ar HaRahamim שער הרחמים "Gate Of ...Bab al-Dhahabi / al-Zahabi, "Golden Gate" ...A double gate, last sealed in 1541. In ...Sha'ar Shkhem שער שכם "Nablus ...Bab al-Amoud باب العمودSha'ar Damesek, Nablus Gate, Gate of the ...Sha'ar HaPerachim שער הפרחים "Gate Of The ...Bab al-Sahira باب الساهرةSha'ar Hordos, Flower Gate, Sheep GateSha'ar HaAshpot שער האשפות "Gate Of ...Bab al-Maghariba باب المغاربةGate of Silwan, Sha'ar HaMugrabim2 days ago · History. The Cardo in Jerusalem, also known as the Cardo Maximus, was a central thoroughfare in the ancient city, reflecting the typical Roman city planning. The term "Cardo" itself is derived from the Latin word for "hinge," signifying its role as the main north–south axis in Roman cities. The Cardo in Jerusalem originated during the Roman ...
The Jewish Quarter. The current Jewish Quarter, which today looks almost brand new and usually sparkling clean, dates to roughly 1400. The oldest synagogues — the Elijah the Prophet and Yohanan Ben Zakkai — are roughly 400 years-old.
