Jerusalem
Visited in November 2019
At a glance
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- Jerusalem District
- Population
- 1.1 million
- Type
- City in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions
- Coordinates
- 31.78°N, 35.23°E
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Overview
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world and is considered a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city; Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there, while Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power.
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