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  1. The Old City of Jerusalem ( Arabic: المدينة القديمة, romanized : al-Madīna al-Qadīma, Hebrew: הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה, romanized : Ha'ír Ha'atiká) is a 0.9-square-kilometre (0.35 sq mi) walled area [2] in East Jerusalem . In a tradition that may have began with an 1840s British map of the city, the Old City is ...

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  2. 4 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.

  3. Maps of Jerusalem: Jerusalem Maps: Table of Contents. Sources: Courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.

  4. www.oldmapsonline.org › en › JerusalemOld maps of Jerusalem

    [Kaart], uit: Jerusalem old and new / drawn by Shlomo Ben David 1 : 9000 titelvariant: Steimatzky's pictorial map Jerusalem; Annotatie: Omslagtitel: Steimatzky's pictorial map Jerusalem; Verso: toeristische informatie; Annotatie geografische gegevens: Met schaalstok Shlomo Ben David 1906-[S.l. : Steimatzky]

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  7. Jun 22, 2020 · 1472 map of Jerusalem by Hugo Comminelli and Pietro del Massaio 01.jpg 895 × 1,261; 349 KB. 1475 map of Jerusalem by Sebald Rieter.jpg 9,464 × 6,849; 10.85 MB. 1634 Munich map of Jerusalem, produced in Jerusalem and Mar Saba.jpg 891 × 595; 155 KB. Iherusalem Turcis Cusembareich. Nazareth.

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