Explore a different destination This site is recognised by Unesco as a World Heritage Site Jerusalem

name: Jerusalem
country: Israel
Unesco World Heritage Site, 1981



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.


The Western Wall with the Dome on the Rock in the background, Jerusalem
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
View of Jerusalem from the roof terrace of the Austrian Hospice
Copyright Guggani, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Austrian_Hospice_Jerusalem_April_2007.JPG, used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 1.0 License


Western wall of Jerusalem
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
Wall leading to Jaffo Gate
by EdoM, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Jerusalem_-_Walls_leading_to_Jaffo_Gate.jpg, and available in the public domain


Golgotha Hill, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Golgotha Hill, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
by Wayne McLean, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Golgotha_hill.jpg, and used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License


Golgotha Hill, Garden Tomb, East Jerusalem
Golgotha Hill, Garden Tomb, East Jerusalem
by Wayne McLean, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Golgotha_hill2.jpg, and used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License


Arch of Ecce Homo, Jerusalem
Arch of Ecce Homo, Jerusalem
by Kirschblut, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:EcceHomo.jpg, and used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License


Church of St Anne in Jerusalem
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
Herod's Gate, also called Flowers Gate, Sheep's Gate, Bab-a-Sahairad, Sha'ar Hordos, in Jerusalem, Israel
by Herwig Reidlinger, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Herods_Gate_Jerusalem.jpg, and used under GNU Free Documentation License


View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
by Juancri, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:JerusalemFromMountOfOlives.JPG, and used under GNU Free Documentation License



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