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The East Jerusalem center (Arabic: الجزء الشرقي من مركز القدس) includes mainly Arab neighborhoods built during the 19th and 20th centuries to the east, north and south of the Old City. Until 1967, when this area was annexed to Israel along with several Arab villages east of it, this area was under Jordanian rule. Although this area was annexed by Israel it continued to retained its Arab character identity and it the Arab population constitutes to have a large majority in this area. This area continues to be the economic and cultural center of East Jerusalem. This area includes several tourist sites, which include Both Muslim sites, prominent Jewish sites such as the Mount of Olives and the City of David, as well as some prominent Christian sites such as Gethsemane and the Church of Mary Magdalene.

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