Jerusalem
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City | |
Old City from the Mount of Olives with Al-Aqsa Mosque (left) and Dome of the Rock (right) on the Temple Mount | |
Nickname(s): Ir ha-Kodesh (The Holy City), Bayt al-Maqdis (House of the Holiness) | |
Coordinates: 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E | |
Administered by | ![]() |
Claimed by | ![]() ![]() |
Israeli district | ![]() |
Gihon Spring settlement | 3000-2800 BCE |
City of David | c. 1000 BCE |
Present Old City walls built | 1541 |
Reunification | 1967 |
Jerusalem Law | 1980 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Jerusalem Municipality |
• Mayor | Nir Barkat (Likud) |
Area | |
• City | 125,156 dunams (125.156 km2 or 48.323 sq mi) |
• Metro | 652,000 dunams (652 km2 or 252 sq mi) |
Elevation | 754 m (2,474 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• City | 901,302 |
• Density | 7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,253,900 |
Demonyms | Jerusalemite (Yerushalmi) Qudsi/Maqdisi |
Demographics (2016) | |
• Jewish | 64% |
• Arab | 35% |
• others | 1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (IST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (IDT) |
Postal code | 9XXXXXX |
Area code | +972-2 |
HDI (2017) | 0.704[4] – high |
Website | jerusalem.muni.il |
Official name | Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, vi |
Designated | 1981 |
Reference no. | 148 |
Region | Jerusalem District |
Endangered | 1982–present |
Jerusalem (/dʒəˈruːsələm/; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim; Arabic: القُدس
al-Quds or Bayt al-Maqdis, also spelled Baitul Muqaddas)[a] is one of the oldest cities in the world that people have lived in continuously. It is important to many major religions. Jews consider Jerusalem a holy city because it was their religious and political center during Biblical times and was the place where the Temple of God stood. Christians consider Jerusalem holy because many events in the life of Jesus took place there. Muslims believe that Muhammad rose to heaven from Jerusalem, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque is the first Qibla of Muslims after Mecca.
Jerusalem is the capital city of both Palestine and Israel,[5] under their laws. Most other countries disagree. [b] Most countries have their embassies with Israel in Tel Aviv.[source?]
Jerusalem is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a hilly city with many valleys around it.
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