Menashiya
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Menashiya or Manshiyya, was a residential neighborhood of Jaffa
, Israel
. It was located on the border between Jaffa and Tel Aviv
. The neighborhood was demolished in order to build a central business district
, but only some of the planned office buildings were constructed. Two buildings remain from the original neighborhood.
Jaffa
Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It was located on the border between Jaffa and Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. The neighborhood was demolished in order to build a central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
, but only some of the planned office buildings were constructed. Two buildings remain from the original neighborhood.