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🇮🇱 Where to live in Jerusalem

Jerusalem's residential areas range from the dense lanes of the Old City quarters to garden districts of stone houses, market-side courtyard streets, and large hilltop districts of apartment blocks on the city's edges. The centre mixes commerce, cafés and housing at close quarters, while the south and west hold quieter leafy districts and the north and outer hills hold bigger family estates. Religious character, terrain and access to the light rail vary sharply from one district to the next.

Open Jerusalem on the map Live scores for transit, cafes, schools and healthcare, calculated from what is actually around each address.

Which area suits whom

Nachlaot

Suits someone who wants old courtyard lanes and tiny synagogues within a few minutes' walk of the Mahane Yehuda market and its light rail stop.

German Colony

For residents who want cafés, boutiques and old Templer-era homes on a walkable street rather than a hilltop estate.

Har Nof

A hilltop religious district above the forest, suited to families who want yeshivas and quiet family streets close at hand.

Pisgat Ze'ev

One of the city's biggest neighbourhoods, with its own light rail station four minutes' walk away, suited to households wanting space in the north with a direct rail link.

60 neighborhoods

Jewish Quarter

Old City · The Western Wall, Cardo and rebuilt lanes

Muslim Quarter

Old City · The largest quarter, souks and the Via Dolorosa

Christian Quarter

Old City · The Church of the Holy Sepulchre and pilgrim lanes

Armenian Quarter

Old City · The smallest quarter, the citadel and the seminary

City Center (Zion Sq.)

Downtown · Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall, cafés and offices

Mamilla

Upscale open-air mall between the new city and the Old City walls

Mahane Yehuda

The great covered market · Produce by day, bars by night

Nachlaot

Warren of old courtyard lanes and tiny synagogues by the market

Musrara

Historic quarter by the seam line · Photography school and stone homes

Mea Shearim

Historic ultra-Orthodox quarter · Courtyards and old-world life

Geula

Ultra-Orthodox district · Bookshops, shtiebels and Judaica

Bukharan Quarter

Ornate 19th-century quarter founded by Bukharan Jews

Kerem Avraham

Northern-central district · Religious family streets

Rehavia

Genteel garden district · Leafy streets, the PM's residence

Talbiya

Elegant district · The president's house and the theatre

German Colony

Templer colony · Emek Refaim's cafés, boutiques and old homes

Greek Colony

Quiet leafy district beside the German Colony

Baka

Southern district · Old Arab-Jewish stone houses and gardens

Abu Tor

Mixed hillside district on the old seam · Sweeping views

Katamon (Gonen)

South-western district · The 'San Simon' streets and monastery

Old Katamon

Genteel south-west · Stone villas and quiet religious streets

Katamonim

The 'Gonenim' blocks · A dense southern residential district

Talpiot

Southern district · The industrial-and-shopping zone and old homes

Arnona

Southern district · Family streets and the US embassy branch

East Talpiot

'Armon HaNetziv' · Hilltop district with desert-edge views

Gilo

Large southern hilltop district · Towers and family estates

Har Homa

Far-southern hilltop district · Newer apartment neighbourhoods

Givat Ram

Government-and-university campus · The Knesset and museums

Nayot

Quiet western district by the museums and the Valley of the Cross

Beit HaKerem

Leafy western district · Garden-suburb streets and the college

Yefeh Nof

Western hillside district · Panoramic views over the hills

Givat Mordechai

South-western district · Religious family neighbourhoods

Bayit VaGan

Hilltop religious district · Yeshivas and family streets

Givat Shaul

North-western district · Industry, printing and the entrance road

Har Nof

Western hilltop religious district · Yeshivas above the forest

Kiryat HaYovel

Large south-western district · 1950s blocks and reviving streets

Kiryat Menachem

South-western hill district · Family housing and gardens

Ir Ganim

South-western district · Forest-edge residential streets

Malha

Southern district · The big mall, the stadium and the tech park

Ein Kerem

Village in the western hills · Churches, galleries and springs

Har Hotzvim

Northern high-tech park · Biotech and software campuses

Romema

North-western district · The central bus station and the LRT bridge

Sanhedria

Northern religious district · The ancient tombs and yeshivas

Ramat Eshkol

Northern district · 1970s blocks near the old seam line

Ma'alot Dafna

Northern district · Apartment blocks by Ammunition Hill

French Hill

'Givat Shapira' · The Hebrew University ridge and student streets

Mount Scopus

North-eastern ridge · The Hebrew University campus and panoramas

Ramat Shlomo

Northern ultra-Orthodox district · Family towers on the ridge

Ramot

Large north-western hill district · Terraced religious neighbourhoods

Pisgat Ze'ev

Large northern district · One of the city's biggest neighbourhoods

Neve Yaakov

Far-northern district · The LRT's northern terminus and estates

Sheikh Jarrah

Eastern district · Consulates, old villas and the tomb of Simeon

Wadi Joz

Eastern district · Workshops, the valley and residential streets

At-Tur (Mount of Olives)

Eastern ridge · The great cemetery and the panorama over the Old City

Silwan

Steep eastern valley district · The City of David archaeology below

Ras al-Amud

Eastern district · Dense hillside neighbourhoods east of the Old City

Beit Safafa

Southern Arab village district · Old stone homes amid new roads

Sur Baher

South-eastern district · A large hillside Arab neighbourhood

Beit Hanina

Northern district · A large Arab neighbourhood along the old road

Shuafat

Northern district · A busy Arab neighbourhood and its market

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