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Jerusalem suburb map
Jerusalem neighborhood map. Jerusalem suburb map (Israel) to print. Jerusalem suburb map (Israel) to download. The area known as “Greater” Jerusalem usually refers to an approximately 100 square mile space surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem. This area includes both West and East Jerusalem, including the adjacent neighborhoods outside of the municipal boundaries of the city as its shown in Jerusalem suburb map. Almost all of the residents of West Jerusalem are Israeli Jews; East Jerusalem is traditionally a place where the majority of residents are Palestinian, but currently the numbers of the Jewish and Palestinian populations within East Jerusalem are numerically similar. The Old City covers roughly 220 acres (one square kilometer). The surrounding walls date to the rule of the Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566). Work began on them in 1537 and was not completed until 1541. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open (Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and New).
Regarding the route of Israel security fence in the Jerusalem area, there have been a few competing strategies: to reinforce the municipal boundaries of the city, to alter the demographics in Israel favor, and to permanently draw the lines for “Greater” Jerusalem. In reinforcing the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, instead of merely creating a border between Jerusalem and the West Bank, it has also separated Palestinians from other Palestinians as its mentioned in Jerusalem suburb map. Additionally, certain sections of the fence represent some political efforts to increase the Jewish population in areas of the city. This strategy has had some serious consequences for some Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem. Palestinians in East Jerusalem have a much better standard of living than Palestinians living in the West Bank, as they have a higher annual income and better health services and employment opportunities.