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BAB AL-BALADIEH
The gate of the municipality
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MUNICIPALITY SQUARE
Bab
Al-Baladieh
used
to
be
one
of
the
busiest
places
in
the
city.
A
former
Municipality
building
points
to
the
place
where
the
Old
City
officially
starts.
A
square
used
to
connect
Shuha
-
da
Street
with
the
Casbah,
allowing
cars
to
enter
the
area
from
Shuhada
Street.
After
the
massacre
in
1994,
complete
vehicle
restrictions
were
imple
-
mented
and
are
currently
ensured
by
the
closed
metal
gate,
separating
Shuhada
Street
and
nearby
Beit
Romano
settlement
from
the
rest
of
the
market.Large numbers of watch
points
established
by
the
Israeli
army
on
the
roofs
of
the
neigh
-
bourhood
prevent
Palestinians
from
its
rehabilitation.
This
action
can
result
in
the
aban
-
donment
of
buildings,
which
without
conservation
can
became
unsuitable
for
living.
Forced
emigration
of
residents
can
lead
to
the
creation
of
a
buffer
zone
between
nearby
settlements
and
the
city,
which
is
what
seems
to
be
the
aim
of
the
occupational
policy
in
the
area.
باب البلدية
Beit Romano
Settlement
Al-Shuhada
street