Muslim Quarter (Jerusalem)
The Muslim Quarter is the largest and most populous of the four quarters and is situated in the northeaster corner of the Old City, extending from the Lions’ Gate in the east, along the northern wall of the Temple Mount in the south, to the Damascus Gate route in the west. Its population was 22,000 in 2005. Like the other three quarters of the Old City, the Muslim quarter had a mixed population of Jews as well as Muslims and Christians until the riots of 1929. Today 60 Jewish families live in the Muslim Quarter, and a few yeshivas are located there.
Country | Israel |
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Languages spoken | Arabic, Hebrew, English |
Currency used | New Israeli Shackles (NIS) |
Area (km2) | Jerusalem |