Muslim Quarter
Muslim Quarter
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The Arab souk in the Muslim Quarter extends from Damascus Gate to the Via Dolorosa. Its many stalls sell spices, pastries, embroidered dresses, sheepskin coats, leather goods, antiquities and other handicrafts,
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Neighbourhood: Givat Ram
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,791 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
The Muslim Quarter is the largest and most populous of Jerusalem's four quarters. It is 31 ha (77 acres in the northeast of the Old City. Entry to the Temple Mount has been controversial recently.
Written 10 November 2023
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Jen C
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Jul 2023 • Friends
It was crazy and busy and loud, but a lot of fun and great shopping. Some very motivated sellers who want you to buy from their stores! 😁 Lots of competition and bargaining. Hang on to your purses! Fabulous food options as well! Not for the faint of heart or if you are claustrophobic. Great for purchasing spices, T shirts, jewelry, trinkets, purses, luggage etc.
Written 23 July 2023
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Sylheti D
9 contributions
May 2023
Very friendly place, lot of smiles, generally very honest people. People are not grumpy or arrogant like other places. Love this place. Hard to believe this people have been oppressed for many years…
Written 29 May 2023
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina64,824 contributions
Dec 2022 • Solo
Lots of interesting things to see and buy along the shopping pathways of the Muslim Quarter. This is my second day walking through the area. My main interest is seeing the ancient buildings and other structures. Some prices seem reasonable. I bought a coffee pot for USA$6.
Written 8 December 2022
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Trang Tran
3 contributions
Nov 2022 • Friends
Be careful when you go to these shops and restaurants, they'll scam you. The little shawmar sandwich shop on the right by the entrance charged me $24 for a bottle of water and 3 falafel. The food was not good at all. The price wasn't listed and I was by myself so I was ripped off by the owner. All the shops in these quarters jack up the prices so don't buy anything there. Go to King George or Jaffa street where locals shop. The only bathroom is very hard to find and dirty. Please don't go there. You don't miss anything about these quarters
Written 19 November 2022
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,791 contributions
Sep 2022
The Muslim Quarter is the largest quadrant of the Old City, both in area and population. It's an interesting place to visit and includes the lively suq, or Arab market. Although the majority of the population is Muslim, it also includes important Jewish and Christian sites, including the Via Dolorosa. The Muslim Sector adjoins the Western Wall and the Temple Mount, which is under the control of Muslim religious authorities. The Temple Mount also hosts the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam.
Written 18 November 2022
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Khalid B
Durban, South Africa241 contributions
Jul 2022
whta a beautiful experience to walk through the old city on the cobelstone pathways and to see the kids playing in the alleys around their homes. Vendors are all over the area and worth supporting
Written 14 November 2022
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Roving58971870312
Lorton, VA2 contributions
Jul 2021
Trying to buy food in the fast restaurants is little Hard sometimes the servers ignore you It doesn't matter if you are white or blue
Written 28 June 2022
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Kim G
Pacific Grove, CA3,187 contributions
Dec 2019
The Muslim Quarter is the largest of the four quadrants of Old Jerusalem. Naturally, the major Muslim sites such as Al-Aqsa Mosque on Temple Mount are located within the Muslim Quarter, however; so are numerous Christian and Jewish sites as well. The Via Dolorosa and several Stations of the Cross start in the Muslim Quarter, but conclude at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter. The Church of St. Anne and Pools of Bethesda are also contained within the Muslim Quarter near the Lions' Gate and Temple Mount (Muslim access). This district bustles with activity, especially in the "Shuk" or Market where prices are definitely higher. My adult son and I wandered through the narrow, less populated back alleys, then along the interior of the Old Wall toward the Damascus Gate, also in the Muslim Quarter, which was a unique experience. Near the rear exit of Temple Mount we stopped for Turkish Coffee at a small street-side cafe which was a charming, cultural experience. One of our most delicious meals was at The Damascus Gate Resto-Cafe. Family operated, it was the absolute BEST chicken I have ever tasted.
Written 30 November 2020
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iWiebe
Utrecht, The Netherlands1,101 contributions
Dec 2019
The Muslim Quarter is mainly a commercial area in the old city. It's less well maintained compared to the Armenian and Jewish Quarters. Lot's of shops selling tourist junk.
Written 23 January 2020
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AmYisraelChai18
Jerusalem District, Israel
“I yelled ‘please help me!’ and they just spat at me,” said Banita of the surrounding Palestinian shopkeepers whom she said looked on and did nothing as Palestinian terrorist Muhannad Halabi attacked her and her family in an alleyway near Lion’s Gate in the Old City.
The Banitas’ two-year-old son was also lightly injured in the attack. Their infant girl was unharmed.
She said that one of them slapped her and another laughed in her face and told her to “drop dead” when she told him she’d give him a million shekels if he helped her get away with her two babies.
**See how Arab shopkeepers stand by while this woman cries for help - no one even bothers to save her two young children sitting in their strollers within reach of the murderer, or perform CPR on her husband who lies dying or dead on the ground. The Jewish man (seen wearing black and white) who ran to her rescue, Nehemia Lavi HYD was killed by the terrorist while the shopkeepers watched.
Video: youtube watch?v=7FRtjBjvMbY
Best not to go to the Muslim quarter if you are Jewish or even 'look Jewish'. Remember the non-Jewish CBS reporter who was sexually assaulted during the Tahrir square demonstrations in Egypt?
REALtuppennyblue
Middle England11 contributions
Well, I'm sitting in a hostel in the Muslim Quarter of Old Jerusalem right now. Been here several days and wandered around the quarter a lot, both day and night time, without any sign of trouble. (I am white British, neither Jewish nor Muslim). Readers of the above review need to be aware that Jews in Jerusalem largely have nothing good to say about the Muslims, and vice versa. I have been told about the above matter whilst here and it is apparent firstly that this was an isolated incident (I am being told about it months later) and secondly that the victim was a local resident, not a tourist (tourists do not carry guns). Incidents of violence, whilst obviously regrettable, can happen in any city in the world. Is it safer in New York? Or Paris?
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- Hotels near Muslim Quarter:
- (0.02 km) Saladin Boutique Hotel
- (0.06 km) Austrian Hospice
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- (0.11 km) Hashimi Hotel
- (0.17 km) Golden Gate Hostel Inn
- Restaurants near Muslim Quarter:
- (0.02 km) Abu Shukri
- (0.02 km) Ahdi Mr. Kunafa
- (0.03 km) Pizzeria Basti
- (0.08 km) Bassem’s Gallery & Cafe
- (0.15 km) Jaffar Sweets
- Attractions near Muslim Quarter:
- (0.03 km) Armenian Church of Our Lady of the Spasm
- (0.04 km) Church of Condemnation and Flagellation.
- (0.04 km) Orthodox Shrine of the Nativity of Mary
- (0.04 km) Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate Jerusalem
- (0.13 km) The Way of the Cross - Via Dolorosa