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| '''Abu Kabir''' is a ] that originally referred to a suburb located east of ] in ]-era ]. Originally called ''Sakhanat Abu Kabir'', it was founded by ] of ] in ] after he captured Jaffa from the Ottomans.<ref>Michael Dumper and Bruce E. Stanley, , ISBN 1576079198, 2006, p. 200</ref><ref></ref> | '''Abu Kabir''' is a ] that originally referred to a suburb located east of ] in ]-era ]. Originally called ''Sakhanat Abu Kabir'', it was founded by ] of ] in ] after he captured Jaffa from the Ottomans.<ref>Michael Dumper and Bruce E. Stanley, , ISBN 1576079198, 2006, p. 200</ref><ref></ref> | ||
| Now a part of greater ] officially known as ], the area is still informally called Abu Kabir. A prison in the area is known as the Abu Kabir Prison, and the ] also located there is also known informally simply as the "]".<ref>Yael Cohen, , ], 27 September 2002</ref><ref>Judy Siegel, , ], 28 December 2000</ref> The director of the Abu Kabir from 1988 - 2005, and its chief pathologist is ]. | Now a part of greater ] officially known as ], the area is still informally called Abu Kabir. A prison in the area is known as the Abu Kabir Prison, and the ] also located there is also known informally simply as the "]".<ref>Yael Cohen, , ], 27 September 2002</ref><ref>Judy Siegel, , ], 28 December 2000</ref> The director of the Abu Kabir from 1988 - 2005, and its chief pathologist is ]. | ||
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Abu Kabir is a place name that originally referred to a suburb located east of Jaffa in Ottoman-era Palestine. Originally called Sakhanat Abu Kabir, it was founded by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in 1834 after he captured Jaffa from the Ottomans.
Now a part of greater Tel Aviv officially known as Giv'at Herzl, the area is still informally called Abu Kabir. A prison in the area is known as the Abu Kabir Prison, and the L. Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine also located there is also known informally simply as the "Abu Kabir Forensic Institute". The director of the Abu Kabir from 1988 - 2005, and its chief pathologist is Yehuda Hiss.
References
- Michael Dumper and Bruce E. Stanley, Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: a historical encyclopedia, ISBN 1576079198, 2006, p. 200
- Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel Tourism
- Yael Cohen, Identifying dead, comforting the survivors at Abu Kabir, Cleveland Jewish News, 27 September 2002
- Judy Siegel, Foreign experts to inspect Abu Kabir forensic institute, Jerusalem Post, 28 December 2000
32°03′N 34°46′E / 32.050°N 34.767°E / 32.050; 34.767