Davidka Square

Davidka Square at night, looking toward the back of the Davidka memorial and Jaffa Road.

Davidka Square (Hebrew: כיכר הדוידקה, romanizedKikar HaDavidka) is a public square at the intersection of Jaffa Road, Street of the Prophets, and Pines Street in West Jerusalem. Its official name is Kikar Haherut (Hebrew: כיכר החירות, lit.'Freedom Square').[1][2] It features a small memorial to the Davidka, a homemade Israeli mortar used in the defense of Jerusalem and other cities during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

  1. ^ Zandberg, Esther (6 January 2009). "The Mexican's Magic Hat". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ^ Eisenberg, Ronald (30 September 2006). The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why. Devora Publishing. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-1-932687-54-5.

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