Wadi Al-Joz
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Wadi al-Joz also Wadi Joz, (Valley of the Walnuts), is an Arab
neighborhood in East Jerusalem
, located at the head of the Kidron Valley
, north of the Old City. The population of Wadi Joz is 13,000.
The Wadi Joz neighborhood is located 750 meters above sea level in the Egoz Valley (Nahal Egoz). The neighborhood was established outside Herod's Gate
in the late 19th century when wealthy Arab families built summer houses there. In the early 1900s, an oil depot and distribution center was established there.
In 2007, a neighborhood association was formed to push for improvements in local services and infrastructure.
The neighborhood's main mosque is the Abdeen Mosque
built in 1939. Another mosque is the Hejazi Mosque built later in the 20th century.
The Cave of the Ramban
, located in 'Uthman Ibn 'Afan Street, is considered by some Jews to be the burial place of Nahmanides
.
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
neighborhood in East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem or Eastern Jerusalem refer to the parts of Jerusalem captured and annexed by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then captured and annexed by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War...
, located at the head of the Kidron Valley
Kidron Valley
The Kidron Valley is the valley on the eastern side of The Old City of Jerusalem which features significantly in the Bible...
, north of the Old City. The population of Wadi Joz is 13,000.
The Wadi Joz neighborhood is located 750 meters above sea level in the Egoz Valley (Nahal Egoz). The neighborhood was established outside Herod's Gate
Herod's Gate
Herod's Gate is a gate in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Its elevation is 755 meters above sea level. It adjoins the Muslim Quarter, and is a short distance to the east of the Damascus Gate. In proximity to the gate is an Arab neighborhood called Bab a-Zahara, a variation of the Arabic...
in the late 19th century when wealthy Arab families built summer houses there. In the early 1900s, an oil depot and distribution center was established there.
In 2007, a neighborhood association was formed to push for improvements in local services and infrastructure.
The neighborhood's main mosque is the Abdeen Mosque
Abdeen Mosque
Abdeen Mosque is the main mosque in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, about away from Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City walls. It was built by Abdel-Muhsin, and his brother Omar Abdeen in 1939.-References:...
built in 1939. Another mosque is the Hejazi Mosque built later in the 20th century.
The Cave of the Ramban
Cave of the Ramban
The Cave of the Ramban is located in the southern cliff of the Upper Kidron Valley, on a slope descending into the Arab neighborhood of Wadi Joz, Jerusalem...
, located in 'Uthman Ibn 'Afan Street, is considered by some Jews to be the burial place of Nahmanides
Nahmanides
Nahmanides, also known as Rabbi Moses ben Naḥman Girondi, Bonastruc ça Porta and by his acronym Ramban, , was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator.-Name:"Nahmanides" is a Greek-influenced formation meaning "son of Naḥman"...
.