Ramat Shlomo

[3] Ramat Shlomo was built on land occupied by Israel since its capture from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered by the international community to be an Israeli settlement.

[13] Less than 200 meters separate the neighborhood's furthermost houses from the first row of homes in Shuafat and Beit Hanina.

[11] In June 2008, Israel's interior ministry approved construction of an additional 1,300 apartments in Ramat Shlomo.

Vice-president Joe Biden, angering the U.S. government[16] and prompting the Palestinian Authority to pull out of US-brokered indirect "proximity talks" intended to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process.

King Herod is believed to have used stones from this quarry for his massive construction project to expand the Temple Mount.

[31] The facade of the Chabad Synagogue in Ramat Shlomo is a replica of Lubavitch World Headquarters, known simply as "770" at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York.