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References
- ↑ Information on street names in Jerusalem Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine Jerusalem Municipal Council website (in Hebrew)
- ↑ The Israeli architectural genome, Haaretz
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Coordinates: 31°46′10.84″N35°12′15.69″E / 31.7696778°N 35.2043583°E