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Russian Compound
church building in Jerusalem, Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Russian Compound in Jerusalem is an old district in central Jerusalem. It began as a Russian colony in the 19th century. It is centred around a large Russian Orthodox church. The main square in the Russian Compound is Moscow Square.
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