abstract:Holy Basin (Hebrew: האגן הקדוש, ha'agan ha'kadosh, or Historic Basin, Hebrew: האגן ההיסטורי, ha'agan ha'history ) is a modern Israeli term for a geographical area in Jerusalem that includes the Old City and its adjacent territories. The term was coined in the last Israeli generation in the political-academic discourse on how to refer to the area where the historical and holy sites are located in Jerusalem.