Talbiya

Talbiya or Talbiyeh (Arabic :الطالبية, Hebrew :טלביה) is an upscale neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel, located between Rehavia and Katamon. It was built in the 1920s and 1930s on land purchased from the Greek Patriarchate. Most of the early residents were affluent Christian Arabs who built elegant homes with Renaissance, Moorish and Arab architectural motifs, surrounded by trees and flowering gardens.

The neighborhood's Hebrew name Komemiyut, (קוממיות) introduced after the establishment of the state, never caught on, and it is still known as Talbiya.

Many of Jerusalem's important cultural institutions are located in Talbiya, among them the Jerusalem Theater, the Van Leer Institute and the official residence of the President of Israel.

Talbiya's Gan Hashoshanim (Rose Garden) dates back to the 1930s. After the establishment of the State of Israel, official Independence Day events were held at this park.

Before the Six-Day War, many of the villas in Talbiya housed foreign consulates. In 1949, the family home of Constantine Salameh, a Christian Arab merchant and building contractor, became the Belgian consulate. The building faces a flowering square, originally Salameh Square, later renamed Wingate Square to commemorate Orde Wingate, a British officer who trained members of the Haganah in the 1930s. Marcus Street is named for Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus, an officer in the U.S. army who volunteered to be a military advisor in Israel’s War of Independence.

Notable residents

Shimon Peres
Ya'akov Ne'eman

Translation

The word "Talbiya" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Portuguese.

Translation(s) in other languages: Hebrew: טלביה, Macedonian: Талбија.