Jerusalem (/dʒəˈruːsələm/; Hebrew: Yerushaláyim pronounced [jeruˈʃalajim] ( listen); Arabic: القُدس al-Quds pronounced [ˈaːɫ ˈquːdsˤ] ( listen)),[i] located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Israelis and Palestinians both claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.
Population: 890,428
Latitude: 31° 46' 59.88" N
Longitude: 35° 13' 0.00" E
The Yeshurun Central Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת המרכזי ישורון) was the first synagogue to be built in Gedera, Israel during the time of the Biluim, forerunners of the kibbutz movement 1882 from the Russian Empire. Before the synagogue was built, …
The Tzuf Dvash Synagogue is a sephardic synagogue which was founded in 1860 under Turkish rule in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Land of Israel.
Tall Asur (in Arabic, Hebrew: הר בעל חצור Baal-Hazor) is a hill and one of the highest points of the Judaean Mountains in the West Bank, with an altitude of 1,016 metres (3,333 ft). It is thought to be the site where Abraham was shown the land and …
The Sakharov Gardens (Hebrew: גינות סחרוב, Ginot Sakharov) is a traffic junction on the highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and the main entry point to Jerusalem from the West.
Rashidiya School (Arabic: المدرسة الرشيدية), or Al-Rashidiya Secondary School for Boys (Arabic: المدرسة الرشيدية الثانوية للبنين), is a public school located in East Jerusalem next to Herod's Gate (Bab as-Sahira). Rashidiya served as the main learni…
The Church of Transfiguration in Ramallah was inaugurated in 1852. The Basilica is of Byzantine style.
The Ohr ha-Chaim Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת אור החיים) is situated on Ohr ha-Chaim Street in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located on the top floor of a building which also houses the Ari Synagogue and Old Yishuv Court Mu…
The Ohel Yitzchak Synagogue previously known as the Shomrei ha-Chomos Synagogue and the Ungarin Shul (Hungarian synagogue) is located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Ibei HaNahal (Hebrew: איבי הנחל) is a haredi Israeli settlement outpost within the Gush Etzion settlement block in the West Bank. Its residents established it as an ecovillage. The outpost is under the jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Counc…
Hutzot Hayotzer is an arts and crafts lane in Jerusalem, Israel, located west of the Old City walls.
The German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (GPIA), Research Unit of the German Archaeological Institute, founded in 1900 is one of the most important biblical archaeological institutes in the Near East.
The former 12th-century Crusader Church of St. James Intercisus has been transformed into a mosque after the fall of Crusader Jerusalem. It is known as Al-Yaqubi Mosque and is situated at the northern edge of what is now the Armenian Quarter of Jeru…
Beit Kadima (lit. Kadima House) is a residential building complex in Jerusalem, Israel located on the west side of Kiryat Shmuel. The British Mandatory authorities built it in 1945 to house the families of British officers.
Beeroth (Hebrew: בארות) (Be'erot, lit. "wells") was a Biblical town seven miles northwest of Jerusalem.
Al-Khader Stadium is an international football stadium in the Palestinian town of al-Khader near Bethlehem. It was inaugurated on August 6, 2007 and was constructed with funding from Portugal through the Portuguese Institute for Cooperation for Deve…
The Naggar School of Photography, Media and New Music (better known as the Musrara School of Photography) is an art school in the Musrara neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel.
The Jerusalem Gate Hotel is a hotel located at the western entrance to Jerusalem, Israel. The hotel is attached to the shopping mall, Centre One.