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Ramot Eshkol
Ramat Eshkol (; ) (also Ramot Eshkol ) is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem. It was built on land captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War and occupied by Israel since 1967, and was the first settlement built in East Jerusalem beyond the Green Line by Israel. As of 2017, about 8,975 people live in the neighborhood. History In 1966, the border with Jordan ran parallel to Shmuel HaNavi Street. Beyond was a no man's land and the bunkers and fortifications of Ammunition Hill, the site of fierce battles between Jordanian and Israeli forces in the 1967 war. According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 416 dunams of land from the Palestinian neighbourhood of Shuafat in order to construct Ramat Eshkol.Shu’fat Town Profile ARIJ, 2013 p. 14 Ramat Eshkol (lit. "Eshkol Heights") was the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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The glossary of Hebrew toponyms gives translations of Hebrew terms commonly found as components in Hebrew toponyms. B E G H I K M N R T See also * List of Hebrew place names *Hebraization of Palestinian place names Further reading *M. E. J. Richardson, "Hebrew Toponyms", ''Tyndale Bulletin'' Vol. 20, Issue 1, 1969, *Joseph JacobsPlace-names ''Jewish Encyclopedia ''The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day'' is an English-language encyclopedia containing over 15,000 articles on the ...'' *Yoel Elitzur"Toponyms in the Land of Israel" In: ''Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics'', 2013, vol. 3, pp. 779-778 {{Place name etymologies Toponymy Geography-related lists Hebrew toponyms Hebrew toponyms * Hebrew language Wikipedia glossaries using description li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
