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Al-Quds

Jerusalem
From upper left: Jerusalem skyline looking north from St. Elijah Monastery, a souq in the Old City, Mamilla Mall, the Knesset, the Dome of the Rock dominating the Old City, the citadel (known as the Tower of David) and the Old City walls, and the Western Wall.
From upper left: Jerusalem skyline looking north from St. Elijah Monastery, a souq in the Old City, Mamilla Mall, the Knesset, the Dome of the Rock dominating the Old City, the citadel (known as the Tower of David) and the Old City walls, and the Western Wall.
Flag of Jerusalem
Flag
Emblem of Jerusalem
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Ir ha-Kodesh (The Holy City),
Bayt al-Maqdis (House of the Holiness),
Bait-ul-Muqaddas (The Holy City/House)
Location of Jerusalem
Location of Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Location of Jerusalem
Coordinates: 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217Coordinates: 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217
Administered by  Israel
Claimed by Israel and Palestine
Israeli District Jerusalem
Palestinian Governorate Jerusalem
Gihon Spring settlement 4500 BCE
City of David 1010 BCE
Present Old City walls built 1541
East-West Jerusalem division 1948 July 18
Reunification 1967 June 7
Jerusalem Law 1980 July 30
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
 • Body Jerusalem Municipality
 • Israeli Mayor Nir Barkat
 • Palestinian Mayor (East) Zaki al-Ghul (titular)
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
 • City 865,721
 • Density 6,917.1/km2 (17,915/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,124,300
Demonym(s) Jerusalemite, West Jerusalemite, East Jerusalemite
Yerushalmi
/Maqdisi
Ethnicity (2016)
 • Jewish 64%
 • Arab 35%
 • others 1%
Time zones Israel Standard Time (UTC+2)
Palestine Standard Time (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) Israel Summer Time (UTC+3)
Palestine Summer Time (UTC+3)
Postal code 9XXXXXX
Area code +972-2
Website jerusalem.muni.il (Israeli)
Official name The 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 (/əˈrsələm/; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִםAbout this sound Yerushalayim [jeruʃaˈlajim]; Arabic: القُدس‎‎ About this sound al-Quds [alˈqʊds]) is a city located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. One of the oldest cities in the world, Jerusalem was named as "Urusalima" on ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets, probably meaning "City of Shalem" after a Canaanite deity, during the early Canaanite period (approximately 2400 BCE). During the Israelite period, significant construction activity in Jerusalem began in the 9th century BCE (Iron Age II), and in the 8th century the city developed into the religious and administrative center of the Kingdom of Judah. It is considered a holy city in the three major Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.


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