About some of the neighborhoods in East Jerusalem
Abu Tor
Abu Tor is a charming blend of Middle Eastern cultures, on a hill only a few hundred yards east of the Old City and the Kotel. The residents include both Jews and Arabs. Abu Tor’s hills provide dramatic views of Mount Zion and the Old City. The combination of the old Arab style houses with their high ceilings and colorful gardens, and attractive modern villas and apartment buildings, creates a lovely blend of the old and the new.
Beit Hanina
Beit Hanina is an Arabic Suburb of East Jerusalem, located on the road to Ramallah. Beit Hanina has a variety of modern buildings. The neighborhood’s main Street, Beit Hanina Road, is full of local shops and goods.
City Center
As any other city center, the neighborhood provides all the needs of all the residents. Whether shopping, eating or just strolling around the town, almost everything is within walking distance. The City Center is the heart of the city and has all that’s going on in the city happening there. It the place to be if you love walking around the city.
French Hill
French Hill (Giva HaTsarfatit) is a northeastern neighborhood of Jerusalem established in 1969. Its location was chosen in part to create contiguity with the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University. Many Hebrew University faculty members and students choose to live in French Hill due to its proximity to the campus.
Musrara
The centrally located old neighborhood of Musrara is a hidden gem just minutes away from Jerusalem’s city center and the Old City. The history of the neighborhood is told by the old houses all around. There are many shops and stores such as fresh fruit and vegetable markets, butchers, grocery shops and many bakeries that are opened 24/7.
Shuafat
Shuafat is an Arabic Suburb of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. It is Located on the old Jerusalem-Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City. The neighborhood consists mainly of new buildings and countryside scenery. Three stations, of the light rail train, are situated on the neighborhoods main street, which gives easy and comfortable access to the city center.
Sheikh Jarrah
Sheikh Jarrah is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem, on the road to Mount Scopus. It is also just a few minutes’ walk to the main Shopping street Salah El Deen, and the Old City. During the 1960’s, the neighborhood became a popular location for Diplomatic missions and Consulates, including: The British consulate, the Turkish Consulate , the Belgian Consulate, the Swedish Consulate, the Spanish Consulate, many UN missions, and the Quartet Office.
Suwaneh
Suwaneh is one of the neighborhoods of Jerusalem that have a magnificent view towards the Old City, none like any other. It is located at the eastern side of the city and is just walking distance to the Old City. The neighborhood sits on one of Jerusalem’s highest’s mountains and meets at the bottom with the valley in front of the Old City.
Wadi Al Joz
Wadi al-Joz meaning Valley of Walnuts in Arabic is a neighborhood in East Jerusalem, located north of the Old City and bordering Sheikh Jarrah and French hill neighborhoods. It is within walking distance to the old city and the busy shopping street in the city center, Salah ad-Din. Wadi al-Joz offers a big supermarket, butcher and vegetable shops. It is also within walking distance to the Hebrew university, gym complex with a swimming pool and tennis courts.