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The second neighborhood built outside the walls lay about 1/2 a mile down the road from Mishkenot Shannanim. It was built for the North African, Jewish community - the Maaravim or Westerners. Rabbi David ben Shimon, from Rabat, Morocco, having settled in Jerusalem, bought the land for Machaneh Yisrael in 1866. It seems that the neighborhood never grew beyond 30 households by 1897. In time, the houses of Machaneh Yisrael were swallowed up by newer construction all around. Even the name of the neighborhood has been forgotten! Unlike Mishkenot Shannanim, Machaneh Yisrael was a private initiative on the part of Jerusalemites themselves who built and expanded their homes beyond the walls, at their own expense and with their own hands!

The City of David
Area G
Warren's Shaft
Gihon Spring
Hezekiah's Tunnel

THE CITY BEYOND THE WALLS

Mishkenot Shaananim
Machaneh Yisrael
Nahalat Shiva
Meah Shearim
Yemin Moshe

JERUSALEM HIGHLIGHTS

Museums
Yad Vashem
Israel Museum
Bible Lands Museum
Tower of David

Government
The Knesset
The Supreme Court
City Hall

Historical Sites
The Mount of Olives
The City of David