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Yehuda Burla Street, Nayot
Nayot (Hebrew: נָיוֹת) is a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem, Israel established in 1960 by a group of English-speaking immigrants.[1]
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Etymology
The name Nayot (lit. "oases") appears mentioned six times in the Bible, in I Samuel (I Samuel 19:18).[2]
History
Nayot was the first housing project in Jerusalem built by Anglo immigrants to Israel. Until an official name was announced in 1963, it was known as Hashikun Ha'anglo Saxi (the Anglo-Saxon neighborhood).[1] English-speaking immigrants seeking housing in the 1950s formed a committee in 1957, and leased 16 dunams of land from the Jewish National Fund[2] below the hill where the Israel Museum and the Knesset are located today, which was outside the boundaries of Jerusalem at the time.[1]
Of the first 62 semi-detached homes built in 1960, fifty were purchased by families who immigrated to Israel from the United States and Canada. Many of the first tenants were diplomats, among them Simcha Dinitz.[1] The architect was David Resnick, who won the Israel Prize for architecture in 1995.[2]
The committee also set up a mortgage fund, which was unknown in Israel in those days. Fundraising in the United States brought in $100,000, and the Israeli government matched the sum, creating a fund of $200,000.[1]
Landmarks
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens is located in Nayot.[3]
References
Neighborhoods of Jerusalem Old City 
East Jerusalem American Colony • Al Bustan • Al-Issawiya • At-Tur • Bab a-Zahara • Beit Hanina • Jabel Mukaber • Ma'ale ha-Zeitim • Nachalat Shimon • Nof Zion • Ras al-Amud • Sheikh Jarrah • Shimon HaTzadik • Shuafat • Silwan • Sur Baher • Umm Tuba • Wadi al-JozHaredi neighborhoods Batei Munkatch • Batei Ungarin • Beit Yisrael • Ezrat Torah • Geula • Givat Shaul • Har Nof • Kerem Avraham • Kiryat Belz • Kiryat Mattersdorf • Kiryat Sanz • Kiryat Shomrei Emunim • Machanayim • Mea Shearim • Mekor Baruch • Nachalat Ya'akov • Ramat Shlomo • Ramot Polin • Sanhedria • Sanhedria Murhevet • Sha'arei Hesed • Shmuel HaNavi • Tel Arza • Unsdorf • Zikhron MosheCentral Neighborhoods Batei Nissan Bak • Beit David • Beit Ya'akov • Bukharan neighborhood • Even Yisrael • Ezrat Yisrael • Givat Ram • Katamon • Kiryat Shmuel • Kiryat Wolfson • Mahane Israel • Mahane Yehuda • Merhavia • Mishkenot Sha'ananim • Musrara • Nachalat Achim • Nachlaot • Nayot • Neve Sha'anan • Ohel Shlomo • Rehavia • Yemin MosheNorthern Neighborhoods French Hill • Givat HaMivtar • Ma'alot Dafna • Neve Yaakov • Pisgat Ze'ev • Ramat Eshkol • Ramot • Ramot PolinSouthern Neighborhoods Abu Tor • Baka • Beit Safafa • East Talpiot • The German Colony • Gilo • Givat HaMatos • Greek colony • Har Homa • Mekor Chaim • Ramat Rachel • TalpiotWestern Neighborhoods Bayit VeGan • Beit HaKerem • Givat Massuah • Givat Mordechai • Givat Oranim • Har Hotzvim • Ir Ganim • Katamonim • Kiryat HaYovel • Kiryat Menachem • Kiryat Moshe • Malha • Motza • Pat • Ramat Beit HaKerem • Ramat Denya • Ramat Sharett • Romema • Yefeh NofHistoric Neighborhoods See also: Ring Neighborhoods Coordinates: 31°46′4.77″N 35°12′10.48″E / 31.7679917°N 35.2029111°E
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