Davidka Square

Davidka Square (Hebrew: כיכר הדוידקה, romanized: Kikar HaDavidka) is a public square at the intersection of Jaffa Road, Street of the Prophets, and Pines Street in West Jerusalem. Its official name is Kikar Haherut (Hebrew: כיכר החירות, lit. 'Freedom Square'). It features a small memorial to the Davidka, a homemade Israeli mortar used in the defense of Jerusalem and other cities during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

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