Talpiot
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Kenyon Hadar shopping mall on Marie-Pierre Kœnig|Pierre Koenig Street in Talpiot Talpiot (, literally 'turrets' or 'magnificently built') is an Israeli neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem, established in 1922 by Zionist pioneers. It was built as a garden suburb on land purchased by the Tel Aviv-based Palestine Land Development Company and other Jewish building societies.
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- Etymology
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- Urban development
- Arts and culture
- Landmarks
- Tayelet
- World War I cemetery
- Notable residents
- See also
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thumb|300px|Kenyon Hadar shopping mall on Marie-Pierre Kœnig|Pierre Koenig Street in Talpiot Talpiot (, literally 'turrets' or 'magnificently built') is an Israeli neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem, established in 1922 by Zionist pioneers. It was built as a garden suburb on land purchased by the Tel Aviv-based Palestine Land Development Company and other Jewish building societies.
Talpiot has become a major commercial center and a hub of nonprofit organizations. The Talpiot industrial zone is one of the largest in the country, with plans for expansion as a center of shopping, entertainment and industry.