Refers to the neighborhoods and villages located on the western side of pre-1948 Jerusalem, including Lifta, Sheikh Badr, Deir Yasin, ‘Ayn Karim, and al-Maliha, among others, as well as the neighborhoods of the southern part of the city from Talbiyya down to the German Colony, the Greek Colony, Qatamon, and al-Baq‘a.