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# A city which has houses within 70.6 amot jutting out on one side, when squaring off the city, the city is measured by the furthest house in that direction.<ref>Eruvin 55a, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 398:6</ref> | # A city which has houses within 70.6 amot jutting out on one side, when squaring off the city, the city is measured by the furthest house in that direction.<ref>Eruvin 55a, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 398:6</ref> | ||
# A city that is shaped like an L or a semicircle, if the ends are within 4000 amot, it is all considered one city and the area between its two ends is considered as though it was filled in with houses. If the ends are 4000 amot or more between the ends of the city, each branch of the city are considered separate and the area between them is not considered part of the city.<ref>Eruvin 55a, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 398:4</ref> Some are lenient to consider that area part of the city if from the line drawn between the two ends up to the city between its two ends is less than 2000 amot. Additionally, some are lenient that if the ends gradually spread apart to consider the section of the ends where they are less than 4000 amot apart to be considered filled in.<ref>Rama 398:4</ref> | # A city that is shaped like an L or a semicircle, if the ends are within 4000 amot, it is all considered one city and the area between its two ends is considered as though it was filled in with houses. If the ends are 4000 amot or more between the ends of the city, each branch of the city are considered separate and the area between them is not considered part of the city.<ref>Eruvin 55a, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 398:4</ref> Some are lenient to consider that area part of the city if from the line drawn between the two ends up to the city between its two ends is less than 2000 amot. Additionally, some are lenient that if the ends gradually spread apart to consider the section of the ends where they are less than 4000 amot apart to be considered filled in.<ref>Rama 398:4</ref> | ||
#There is a dispute whether a L shaped or triangular shaped city is squared off according to the cardinal directions or by the side that is straight.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Harav 398:3 and Chayei Adam 68:14 hold that a city that is a triangle or L shaped city is squared off by the cardinal directions. However, Chazon Ish 80 s.v. tos 54a and 110:23 maintains that a city which has one side that is straight is squared off in accordance with that side and not according to the cardinal directions.</ref> | |||
===Joining Cities=== | ===Joining Cities=== | ||
# If two cities are within 141.3 amot of each other they are considered like one city and the techum is drawn around both of them.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 398:7</ref> | # If two cities are within 141.3 amot of each other they are considered like one city and the techum is drawn around both of them.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 398:7</ref> | ||
