Malha Mall ( he, קניון מלחה, ''Kanyon Malha''), sometimes spelled Malcha Mall, also known as Jerusalem Mall ( he, קניון ירושלים, ''Kanyon Yerushalayim''), is an indoor

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in the southwestern neighbourhood of Malha, Jerusalem. The mall, which opened in 1993, has 260 stores on three levels with a shopping area of and of office space. It is one of seven malls built in

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David Azrieli David Joshua Azrieli, ( he, דוד יהושע עזריאלי; 10 May 1922 – 9 July 2014) was an Israeli-Canadian real estate tycoon, developer, designer, architect, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of US$3.1 billion as of ...

. According to Gideon Avrami, director of the mall, the mall is popular among both Jewish and Arab shoppers. In 2010, there were 1,000-1,200 Palestinian visitors a day, accounting for three percent of all shoppers. On Muslim holidays and Sundays, the figure rose to 25 percent. The mall is closed from Friday afternoon until Saturday evening out of respect for the

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. In 2011, Malha Mall was voted Israel's top mall by the Israeli financial newspaper

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.Jerusalem's Malha shopping center ranked as top mall
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