Arzei Habira (Hebrew:ארזי הבירה) is aHaredi neighborhood inJerusalem. It is bordered byMa'alot Dafna to the north,Shmuel HaNavi to the west,Beit Yisrael to the south, andRoad 1 andSheikh Jarrah to the east.
Arzei Habira literally means "Cedars of the Capital", referring to Jerusalem.[1]
Arzei Habira was established after the 1967Six-Day War in an area which had previously been classified asno-man's land borderingRamat Eshkol.[2] It was originally considered a sub-neighborhood ofMa'alot Dafna, which was developed around the same time, although it developed its own character and is now known as a separate neighborhood. It is a densely developed area of high quality apartment housing situated around a large, central grass park. It is home to more than 200 families.[3]
In 2012, construction work revealed the façade of a previously undiscovered burial cave. While excavation inside was not feasible, the intricate style of the facade, likely designed in theAttic style, indicates its probable association with a larger group of elaborate Jewish burial caves dating back to thelate Second Temple period.[4]
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