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Beit Aghion

1936 establishments in Mandatory PalestineBuildings and structures in JerusalemHouses completed in 1938Official residences in IsraelPrime Ministers of Israel
Prime ministerial residencesRehavia
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Beit Aghion (Hebrew: בית אגיון, Aghion House), also known as Beit Rosh HaMemshala (Hebrew: בית ראש הממשלה, lit. House of the Head of Government) or metonymously as Balfour is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Israel. It is located at 9 Smolenskin Street, on the corner of Balfour Street in the upscale central Jerusalem neighborhood of Rehavia.

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Beit Aghion
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Smolenskin 7
9214423 Jerusalem, Talbiyeh
Jerusalem District, Israel
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