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Wadi al-Joz (Arabic: وادي الجوز‎), also Wadi Joz, (Valley of the Walnuts), is an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem, located at the head of the Kidron Valley, north of the Old City.

Wadi al-Joz has a population of 7,400. In 2007, a neighborhood association was formed to push for improvements in local services and infrastructure. ¹

A large number of Hebronites live in Wadi al-Joz, including many members of the Sinnokrot (Sinokrot), Niroukh, and 'Abdeen families. Other residents include Circassian, Lebanese, and Jerusalemite Palestinians.^{citation needed} The neighborhood's main mosque is the 'Abdeen Mosque built by and named after the Abd al-Muhsin 'Abdeen family in 1939.²

Notable residents

• Faisal Husseini³

References

31°37′N 35°13′E / 31.617, 35.217

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