Definitions for "Gilo"
Gilo (; ) is a neighborhood in southern Jerusalem which was established on land annexed to the municipality after the 1967 Six-Day War. As of 2002, 40,000 people reside in the neighborhood, making it one of the largest in the city. Gilo was named after a biblical Judean town whose name was preserved by the neighboring Bethlehem suburb of Beit Jala.