Jerusalem is the capital and largest city in Israel. It has a population of 732,100 residents in an area of 125.1 square kilometers (49 sq mi). Jerusalem is located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern tip of the Dead Sea. The city has a history that goes back as far as the 4th millennium BC, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.
Jerusalem has been the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual center of the Jewish people since the 10th century BC. The city contains a number of significant ancient Christian sites and is considered the third-holiest city in Islam.
Jerusalem was submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000. Presently it is in the Tentative List.
The Western Wall with the Dome on the Rock in the background, Jerusalem. by Nadavspi, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:WestWall-dome.jpg, and used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 1.0 License
View of Jerusalem from the roof terrace of the Austrian Hospice
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Western wall of Jerusalem
by Wayne McLean, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Western_wall_jerusalem_night.jpg, used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License
Wall leading to Jaffo Gate
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Golgotha Hill, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Golgotha Hill, Garden Tomb, East Jerusalem
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Arch of Ecce Homo, Jerusalem
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Church of St Anne in Jerusalem
by Herwig Reidlinger, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:St_Anna_Ecclesia_Jerusalem1.jpg, and used under GNU Free Documentation License
Herod's Gate, also called Flowers Gate, Sheep's Gate, Bab-a-Sahairad, Sha'ar Hordos, in Jerusalem, Israel
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View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
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