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Story of Sheikh Jarrah

Sheikh Jarrah (Arabic: الشيخ جراح, romanized: Shaykh Jarrāḥ, Hebrew: שייח׳ ג׳ראח) is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, two kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) north of the Old City, on…

Sheikh Jarrah (Arabic: الشيخ جراح, romanized: Shaykh Jarrāḥ, Hebrew: שייח׳ ג׳ראח) is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, two kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) north of the Old City, on the road to Mount Scopus. It received its name from the 13th-century tomb of Hussam al-Din al-Jarrahi, a physician of Saladin, located within its vicinity.

Source: Wikipedia (English) — «Sheikh Jarrah» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Jarrah