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Mahaneh Yehuda Market (Shuk Mahaneh Yehuda), often referred to as the 'Shuk', is an outdoor marketplace in central Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
, stretching between Jaffa Road
Jaffa Road

Jaffa Road is one of the longest and oldest streets in Jerusalem. It crosses the city from east to west, from the Old City walls to downtown Jerusalem, the western portal of Jerusalem and the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway....
 and Agrippas Street. Apart from fresh fruits and vegetables, one can purchase baked goods, fish, meat, prepared food, spices, clothing and shoes, housewares, textiles and even Judaica. On Thursdays and Fridays, the marketplace is bustling with shoppers stocking up for Shabbat
Shabbat

Shabbat or Shabbos , is the weekly day of rest in Judaism, symbolizing the seventh day in Genesis, after the six days of creation. Though it is commonly said to be the Saturday of each week, it is observed from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night....
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Mahaneh Yehuda Market (Shuk Mahaneh Yehuda), often referred to as the 'Shuk', is an outdoor marketplace in central Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
, stretching between Jaffa Road
Jaffa Road

Jaffa Road is one of the longest and oldest streets in Jerusalem. It crosses the city from east to west, from the Old City walls to downtown Jerusalem, the western portal of Jerusalem and the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway....
 and Agrippas Street. Apart from fresh fruits and vegetables, one can purchase baked goods, fish, meat, prepared food, spices, clothing and shoes, housewares, textiles and even Judaica. On Thursdays and Fridays, the marketplace is bustling with shoppers stocking up for Shabbat
Shabbat

Shabbat or Shabbos , is the weekly day of rest in Judaism, symbolizing the seventh day in Genesis, after the six days of creation. Though it is commonly said to be the Saturday of each week, it is observed from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night....
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Terrorist attacks

  • On July 30, 1997, 16 people were killed and 178 wounded in two consecutive suicide bombings.


  • On April 12, 2002, seven people killed by a woman suicide bomber who detonated a powerful bomb at a bus stop on Jaffa road near the entrance to Mahaneh Yehuda. Another 104 people were injured in the blast, among them nine Arabs. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.


See also

  • Carmel Market
    Carmel Market

    The Carmel Market is the largest market in Tel Aviv. The market is bordered by Allenby Street and Magen David Square and the market is principally located along Carmel Street , but has expanded over time to streets such as Nahalat Binyamin Street....