Sur Baher
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• Also spelled | Tsur Baher (unofficial) |
Location of Sur Baher within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°44′14″N 35°13′59″E / 31.73722°N 35.23306°E | |
Grid position | 172/127 PAL |
Jerusalem Municipality | Jerusalem |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 15,000 |
Name meaning | The wall of Bahir (Prominent)[1] |
Sur Baher (Arabic: صور باهر, Hebrew: צור באהר), also Tsur Baher, is a Palestinian neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of East Jerusalem. It is located east of Ramat Rachel and northeast of Har Homa. In 2006, Sur Baher had a population of 15,000.[2]