Mea Shearim

Mea Shearim מאה שערים
Neighborhood
Mea Shearim Location in Jerusalem
Coordinates: 31°47′13″N 35°13′20″E / 31.78694°N 35.22222°E / 31.78694; 35.22222
Country	Israel
City	Jerusalem
Founded	1874

Mea Shearim (Hebrew: מאה שערים, lit., "hundred gates"; contextually, "a hundred fold") is one of the oldest Ashkenazi neighborhoods in Jerusalem outside of the Old City. It is populated by Ashkenazi Orthodox Jews, and was built by members of the Old Yishuv.