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'''Givat Ram''' ({{lang-he-n|גִּבְעַת רָם}} is a neighborhood in central [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]. The [[Knesset]] and Israeli government offices are located in Givat Ram, as are the [[Israel Museum]], the [[Bible Lands Museum]], the [[Bloomfield Science Museum]], one of the four campuses of the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], the [[Israeli Supreme Court]] and the [[Binyanei HaUma]] convention center. |
'''Givat Ram''' ({{lang-he-n|גִּבְעַת רָם}} is a neighborhood in central [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]. The [[Knesset]] and Israeli government offices are located in Givat Ram, as are the [[Israel Museum]], the [[Bible Lands Museum]], the [[Bloomfield Science Museum]], one of the four campuses of the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], the [[Israeli Supreme Court]] and the [[Binyanei HaUma]] convention center. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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Givat Ram is a Hebrew acronym for Rikuz Mifakdim |
Givat Ram is a Hebrew acronym for Rikuz Mifakdim - גבעת ריכוז-מפקדים, lit. ''Officers assembly hill''<ref>Yad Ben Zvi website (Hebrew) [http://www.ybz.org.il/?ArticleID=1492]</ref><ref>Jerusalem Municipality website [http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/english/sys/tour/vir_tour/show/show_tour.asp?tour_id=115]</ref>It also means "mighty hill." |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 11:19, 31 May 2009
Givat Ram (Template:Lang-he-n is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, Israel. The Knesset and Israeli government offices are located in Givat Ram, as are the Israel Museum, the Bible Lands Museum, the Bloomfield Science Museum, one of the four campuses of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Israeli Supreme Court and the Binyanei HaUma convention center.
Etymology
Givat Ram is a Hebrew acronym for Rikuz Mifakdim - גבעת ריכוז-מפקדים, lit. Officers assembly hill[1][2]It also means "mighty hill."
History
Before Israel's War of Independence in 1948, the area was known by the Arabs as Sheikh Badr. In December 1949, the Israeli government headed by David Ben-Gurion, passed a resolution to build a government precinct in Jerusalem. Givat Ram, a hill in the west of the city, which had been an assembly point for the Gadna Youth Battalions, was chosen for this purpose. The topography of the site, made up of three ridges, meshed with the idea of establishing three clusters of buildings - the government precinct, a university campus and a museum. [3]