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The town Description

The Old City of Jeruslaem is surrounded by a 4km/2.5mile long circuit of walls 12m/40ft high built in 1537 by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Two main streets, David Street (in its eastern section called Chain Street), running east from the Jaffa Gate, and Suq Khan ez-Zeit, running south from the Damascus Gate, intersect in the center of the Old City, dividing it into four quarters - the Christian Quarter to the northwest, the Armenian Quarter to the southwest, the Muslim Quarter to the northeast and the Jewish Quarter to the southeast. The streets are narrow, irregular and frequently vaulted. The newer part of Jerusalem, to the west of the Old City, has a modern aspect, with office blocks, ministries and the Parliament Building, museums

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Hobbies & Activities category: Region, quarter of a major city; UNESCO World Heritage Site