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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. Etymology Hutzot Hayotzer can be translated as "The Creator Steps Out", or alternatively from Hebrew and Aramaic as "the potter's section" (compound) or "the potter's hedge". Location It is placed in the Valley of Hinnom between Yemin Moshe to the south, and David's Village (Kfar David in Hebrew) and the Mamilla Mall to the north. Other nearby landmarks are the Teddy Park (named after Mayor Teddy Kollek) and Sultan's Pool to the south. History In biblical times, the land where Hutzot Hayotzer is located was part of the valley referred to in Biblical Hebrew as ''Gei ben-Hinnom'' or ''Gei ben-Hinnom'', which later evolved into "Gehenna", an area used for worship rituals. In today's terms, it is placed within the north-south stretch of the Valley of Hinnom. Between 1948 and 1967, the area was a no-man's land between the Jordanian-held Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. is a city in Western Asia. Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the oldest cities in the world and is considered to be a holy city for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Because of this dispute, neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Throughout its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, and attacked 52 times. According to Eric H. Cline's tally in Jerusal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
