Wadi al-Joz

Wadi al-Joz

Wadi al-Joz ( _ar. وادي الجوز), also Wadi Joz, (Valley of the Walnuts), is an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem, located at the head of the Kidron Valley, north of the Old City.

Wadi al-Joz has a population of 7,400. In 2007, a neighborhood association was formed to push for improvements in local services and infrastructure. [ A Holy City Still Divided [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-holycity3jun03,1,4073963.story?page=4&coll=la-util-nationworld-world] ]

A large number of Hebronites live in Wadi al-Joz, including many members of the Sinnokrot (Sinokrot), Niroukh, and 'Abdeen families. Other residents include Circassian, Lebanese, and Jerusalemite Palestinians.Fact|date=January 2008 The neighborhood's main mosque is the 'Abdeen Mosque built by and named after the Abd al-Muhsin 'Abdeen family in 1939.Ma'oz, Moshe and Nusseibeh, Sari. (2000). " [http://books.google.com/books?id=9evpVS_ackwC&pg=PA137&dq=Al+Aqsa+Facade+Mustansir&lr=&sig=ACfU3U2CRNeMw45GMwdvEe6pHdnGHlDuzQ#PPA137,M1 Jerusalem: Points of Friction, and Beyond] " BRILL. pp.136-138. ISBN 9041188436.]

Notable residents

*Faisal Husseini [The Palestinian Elite: The Legacy of Leadership [http://www.orienthouse.org/about/Articles/jpost.html] ]

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