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[[Image:TalpiyotEast.JPG|right|thumb|299px|A view of East Talpiot from [[Kibbutz]] [[Ramat Rachel]]]] |
[[Image:TalpiyotEast.JPG|right|thumb|299px|A view of East Talpiot from [[Kibbutz]] [[Ramat Rachel]]]] |
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'''East [[Talpiot]]''' is a Jewish neighborhood in southeast [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], established in 1973 in the upswing of building that followed the [[Six-Day War]]. It is one of Jerusalem's [[Neighborhoods of the Ring, Jerusalem|"ring neighborhoods"]]. |
'''East [[Talpiot]]''' is a Jewish neighborhood in southeast [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], established in 1973 in the upswing of building that followed the [[Six-Day War]]. It is one of Jerusalem's [[Neighborhoods of the Ring, Jerusalem|"ring neighborhoods"]]. |
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==Demography== |
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In 2006, some 14,800 people were living in East Talpiot. Mainly populated by young couples when it was first established, the neighborhood is now aging. For the most part, East Talpiot is a secular neighborhood, although there are 15 synagogues. <ref>http://www.talpaz.org.il Neighborhood website</ref> |
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East Talpiot has a population of 15,000 residents. It is sometimes referred to as "Armon Hanatziv" after the Palace of the British High Commissioner on the road that leads to East Talpiot. <ref>http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804666.html</ref> |
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==History== |
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East Talpiot is sometimes referred to as "Armon Hanatziv" after the Palace of the British High Commissioner in [[Abu Tor]] that leads to the neighborhood. <ref>http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804666.html</ref> It is located about four kilometers from downtown Jerusalem. Most of the streets are named after Jews executed by the British ([[Olei Hagardom]]) during the period of the [[British Mandate for Palestine]]. |
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Revision as of 14:42, 6 March 2008
East Talpiot is a Jewish neighborhood in southeast Jerusalem, Israel, established in 1973 in the upswing of building that followed the Six-Day War. It is one of Jerusalem's "ring neighborhoods".
Demography
In 2006, some 14,800 people were living in East Talpiot. Mainly populated by young couples when it was first established, the neighborhood is now aging. For the most part, East Talpiot is a secular neighborhood, although there are 15 synagogues. [1]
History
East Talpiot is sometimes referred to as "Armon Hanatziv" after the Palace of the British High Commissioner in Abu Tor that leads to the neighborhood. [2] It is located about four kilometers from downtown Jerusalem. Most of the streets are named after Jews executed by the British (Olei Hagardom) during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine.
Talpiot Tomb
An ancient tomb that some archeologists believe to be the tomb of Jesus and his family based on the names inscribed on the ossuaries was discovered in East Talpiot when a housing project was being built.
References
- ^ http://www.talpaz.org.il Neighborhood website
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/804666.html
External links
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