Jerusalem, Israel
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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.
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| Nickname(s): Ir ha-Kodesh (The Holy City), Bayt al-Maqdis (House of the Holiness), Bait-ul-Muqaddas (The Holy City/House) |
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 Jerusalem
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| Coordinates: 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°ECoordinates: 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E | |||
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 Israel
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| 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 |
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| 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 (/dʒəˈruːsələm/; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם 
Yerushalayim [jeruʃaˈlajim]; Arabic: القُدس 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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