Guidelines for Adapting the Old City to a Special Regime

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Jaffa Gate Crossing Facilities

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Jaffa Gate Study

Christia Quarter

B. Location of proposed facilities The Jaffa Gate area, especially its external side, is the main focus of this study. In the recent few years the site has been intensively developed and nowadays holds a few constructions that may be suitable for location of a crossing facility. The main landmarks on site are: the walls and Jaffa Gate itself [1], Karta parking lot [2], the citadel and David’s tower [3], the entrance plaza [4] (which is positioned partly over the road and partly over a vacant space), and the Omar Ibn El-Khattab road [5] based on a dike leading to the gate. This study will present a few alternative locations for the various security facilities in this urban setting.

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Muslim M Moat

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Mission

3 Citadel Museum

Central local bus station

Missio Cente

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It is important to stress that although this study believes the following security arrangements might not be temporary, it Index is highly important to create a welcoming Location of permanent facility atmosphere towards every passenger or resident of the Old City. Location of temporary facility Simultaneously one of the maininto aims Movement OCof this study is to propose onsite facilities that may be “activated” upon wish Movement out of OC and needs, rather than planning facilities that 120 Maximum passengers per hour are hard facts on the ground.

General Introduction

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Jaffa Gate

Pertra Hotel

Omar Ibn El-Kahattab Square

Armen Quatr

The Wall's Garden

"Kishleh" Police Station

Old City special regime

Jaffa Gate Study


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