Armenian Quarter

The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. Although the Armenian people are Christians, the Armenian Quarter is distinct from the Christian Quarter.

Armenian Quarter Media

The Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City
The Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem' based on
Firman issued by Salah ad-Din to the Armenians of Jerusalem after the siege of the city in 1187
The entrance to St. James monastery
An Armenian priest in Jerusalem c. 1900 pictured smoking a hookah with the Dormition Abbey in the background
An 1883 map of the Old City, showing the four quarters
A map of the southern part of the Old City showing the four quarters and the area within the Armenian Quarter expropriated (in dark blue) for the reconstruction of an extended Jewish Quarter in 1968 (according to the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs).
Armenian scouts during Easter parade
Armenian Quarter, Jerusalem, Israel
A detailed map of the monastery compound.^[1]

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