Mea Shearim
Mea Shearim
מאה שערים | |
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Neighborhood | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′13″N 35°13′20″E / 31.78694°N 35.22222°E | |
| Administered by | Israel |
| Claimed by | Israel and Palestine |
| Israeli District | Jerusalem District |
| Israeli Municipality | Jerusalem |
| Founded | 1874 |
Mea Shearim (Hebrew: מאה שערים, lit., "hundred gates"; contextually, "a hundred fold", Ashkenazi Hebrew and Yiddish pronunciation: Meye Shorim) is a neighborhood in West Jerusalem. It is one of the oldest Ashkenazi neighborhoods in Jerusalem outside of the Old City. It is populated by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews, and was built by members of the Old Yishuv.