King George Street (Jerusalem)

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King George Street (Hebrew: רחוב המלך ג'ורג‎, Rehov HaMelekh George) is a street in central Jerusalem, Israel. It was named for King George V on December 9, 1924.[1]

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History

King George Street was dedicated in honor of the seventh anniversary of the British conquest of Jerusalem under General Allenby. The inauguration took place in the presence of Sir Herbert Samuel, the High Commissioner for Palestine, Sir Ronald Storrs, Governor of the Jaffa district in Jerusalem, and Raghib al-Nashashibi, the Arab mayor of Jerusalem.[2]

King George Street crosses Ben Yehuda Street and Hillel Street. Jerusalem's first traffic light was installed at the intersection of King George Street and Jaffa Road. It is one of two Jerusalem streets with a pedestrian scramble; the other is Kikar HaShabbat.

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