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Mamilla in ruins, c. 1949 No man's land in Jerusalem, between Israel and Jordan. The photo (taken approx. 1964) depicts the Old City wall, Dormition Abbey (on the far right), and Tower of David (center-left). It was taken from the building of the Geology dep. of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, then located on Mamilla street.
Mamilla pool (2005) Mamilla Pool (also known as Birket Mamilla) is one of several ancient reservoirs that supplied water to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [1] It is located outside the walls of the Old City about 650 metres (710 yd) northwest of Jaffa Gate in the centre of the Mamilla Cemetery.
The Mamilla Pool and southern portion of the cemetery in the 19th century. Mamilla Cemetery, sometimes called Ma'aman Allah Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة مأمن الله), is a historic Muslim cemetery in West Jerusalem that dates back to the Crusades, and lies just to the west of the north-west corner of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, near the New Gate.
Stern House in 2009, housing a Steimatzky bookstore and cafe. The Stern House, (Hebrew: בית שטרן) is a preserved and reconstructed historic building in Jerusalem.The house was built in 1877 in Mamilla, one of the original neighborhoods outside the city walls, and was rescued during a major reconstruction of the same neighborhood in the late 20th and early 21st century.
The park was founded on top of the Western part of the Mamilla cemetery, the main Muslim cemetery of Jerusalem, founded in the seventh century B.C. Several of the prophet Muhammad's Sahaba (followers) as well as many of Saladin's soldiers are buried in Mamilla. It was the largest Muslim cemetery in Palestine.
The Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem (MTJ; Hebrew: מוזיאון הסובלנות ירושלים, romanized: Muzeon HaSovlanut Yerushalayim) is a museum, convention center and entertainment venue in downtown Jerusalem. [1] The museum's construction was controversial due to its intrusion into the Mamilla Cemetery, a centuries-old Muslim burial ...
[37]: 39–40 Bands of Jews from Jerusalem, Tiberias, Galilee, Damascus, and even from Cyprus, united and undertook an incursion against Tyre, having been invited by the 4,000 Jewish inhabitants of that city to surprise and massacre the Christians on Easter night. The Jewish army is said to have consisted of 20,000 men.
Mamilla Mall, also called Alrov Mamilla Avenue, is an upscale [3] [4] [5] shopping street and the only open-air mall in West Jerusalem. [6] Located northwest of Jaffa Gate , the mall consists of a 2,000-foot (610 m) pedestrian promenade called Alrov Mamilla Avenue lined by 140 stores, restaurants, and cafes, [ 2 ] and office space on upper ...