ðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt aʊtsˈaɪd hˈɛɹədz ɡˈeɪt ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wɛn wˈɛlθi ˈæɹəb dʒˈɛɹuːzˌeɪlmaɪt fˈæmɪliz bˈɪlt sˈʌmɚ hˈaʊzᵻz ðˈɛɹ.
The neighborhood was established outside Herod's Gate in the late 19th century when wealthy Arab Jerusalemite families built summer houses there.