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Coordinates: 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217Coordinates: 31°47′N 35°13′E / 31.783°N 35.217°E / 31.783; 35.217
Administered byFlag of Israel.svg
Palestinian National Authority Palestinian Authority
Israeli district Jerusalem
Gihon Spring settlement3000-2800 BCE
City of Davidc. 1000 BCE
Present Old City walls built1541
Reunification1967
Jerusalem Law1980
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyJerusalem Municipality
 • MayorNir Barkat (Likud)
Area
 • City125.156 km2 (48.323 sq mi)
 • Metro
652 km2 (252 sq mi)
Elevation
754 m (2,474 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • City901,302
 • Metro
1,253,900
Demographics (2016)
 • Jewish64%
 • Arab35%
 • others1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (IST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (IDT)
Postal code
9XXXXXX
HDI (2017)0.704high
Websitejerusalem.muni.il
Official nameOld City of Jerusalem and its Walls
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii, vi
Designated1981
Reference no.148
RegionJerusalem District
Endangered1982–present

Jerusalem (/əˈrsələm/; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם‎‎ Loudspeaker.png <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Yerushaláyim (info • help); Arabic: القُدس Loudspeaker.png <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">al-Quds or Bayt al-Maqdis, also spelled Baitul Muqaddas (info • help)) is one of the oldest cities in the world that people have lived in continuously. It is important to many major religions. Jews consider Jerusalem a holy city because it was their religious and political center during Biblical times and was the place where the Temple of God stood. Christians consider Jerusalem holy because many events in the life of Jesus took place there. Muslims believe that Muhammad rose to heaven from Jerusalem, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque is the first Qibla of Muslims after Mecca.

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