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Israel Museum

Museum

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The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum. Israel Museum is situated 1 km northwest of Yakar.

Museum for Islamic Art

Museum

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The L. A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art is an art museum in Jerusalem, established in 1974. Located on the corner of HaPalmach Street in Katamon, near the Jerusalem Theatre, it houses Islamic pottery, textiles, jewelry, ceremonial objects and other Islamic cultural artifacts and a rare clocks' collection. Museum for Islamic Art is situated 340 metres northeast of Yakar.

The National Library

Library

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The National Library of Israel, formerly Jewish National and University Library, is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage. The National Library is situated 1¼ km northwest of Yakar.

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Old Katamon

Suburb

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Katamon or Qatamon, officially known as Gonen, is a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem. It is built next to an old Greek Orthodox monastery, believed to have been constructed on the home and the tomb of Simeon from the Gospel of Luke.

Kiryat Shmuel

Suburb

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Kiryat Shmuel is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem founded in 1926. It is named for Rabbi Shmuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878–1909. Kiryat Shmuel is located between Rehavia and Katamon.

Greek Colony

Suburb

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The Greek Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, bordering the German Colony and Katamon.

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