Wadi al-Joz , also
Wadi Joz, (Valley of the Walnuts), is an
ArabArab people or Arabs are an ethnic group whose members identify along linguistic, cultural or genealogical grounds...
neighborhood in
JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...
, located at the head of the
Kidron ValleyThe Kidron Valley is the valley on the eastern side of The Old City of Jerusalem which features significantly in the Bible...
, north of the Old City.
Wadi al-Joz has a population of 7,400. In 2007, a neighborhood association was formed to push for improvements in local services and infrastructure.
A large number of
HebronHebron is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south, 30 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is home to some 166,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Israelis living in and around the historic Jewish Quarter. Hebron lies 930 meters above sea level...
ites live in Wadi al-Joz, including many members of the Sinnokrot (Sinokrot), Niroukh, and 'Abdeen families.
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Wadi al-Joz , also
Wadi Joz, (Valley of the Walnuts), is an
ArabArab people or Arabs are an ethnic group whose members identify along linguistic, cultural or genealogical grounds...
neighborhood in
JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...
, located at the head of the
Kidron ValleyThe Kidron Valley is the valley on the eastern side of The Old City of Jerusalem which features significantly in the Bible...
, north of the Old City.
Wadi al-Joz has a population of 7,400. In 2007, a neighborhood association was formed to push for improvements in local services and infrastructure.
A large number of
HebronHebron is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south, 30 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is home to some 166,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Israelis living in and around the historic Jewish Quarter. Hebron lies 930 meters above sea level...
ites live in Wadi al-Joz, including many members of the Sinnokrot (Sinokrot), Niroukh, and 'Abdeen families. Other residents include
CircassianThe term Circassian may refer to:*Circassians, term used to designated various peoples of the north Caucasus.* Northwest Caucasian languages, specifically:**Adyghe language, West Circassian**Kabardian language, East Circassian...
,
LebaneseLebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon
[Republic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies...]
, and Jerusalemite Palestinians. The neighborhood's main mosque is the
Abdeen MosqueAbdeen Mosque is the main mosque in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, about away from the Old City walls. It is named after 'Abd al-Muhsin 'Abdeen who had the mosque built in 1939....
built in 1939, and there is also the Hejazi Mosque built in the 20th century.