A 1905 Population Register of the Armenian Community in Jerusalem’s Sharaf Neighborhood: Some Features and Initial Conclusions

Marco Jusman This is the first case in our project in which we have examined a population register from Jerusalem, the largest and most culturally diverse city in late Ottoman Palestine. This diversity meant that Jerusalem was both emblematic and atypical of the empire. The main element that singled the city out among all other places was its uniquely multicultural and multi-confessional character. Even today, Jerusalem, especially the walled “Old City,” is known as a place where Armenian, o...