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Jerusalem is situated on the southern spur of a plateau in the Judaean Mountains, which include the Mount of Olives (East) and Mount Scopus (North East). The elevation of the Old City is approximately 760 m (2,490 ft). [ 160 ] The whole of Jerusalem is surrounded by valleys and dry riverbeds (wadis).
A two-state solution with Israel and Palestine side by side in peace and security. A viable state of Palestine in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, on the basis of the 1967 lines. A way must be found to resolve the status of Jerusalem as the future capital of both Israel and Palestine.
The Old City of Jerusalem (Arabic: المدينة القديمة, romanized: al-Madīna al-Qadīma, Hebrew: הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה, romanized: Ha'ír Ha'atiká) is a 0.9-square-kilometre (0.35 sq mi) walled area [2] in East Jerusalem. In a tradition that may have begun with an 1840s British map of the city, the Old City is divided ...
The Madaba Map depiction of 6th-century Jerusalem has the Cardo Maximus, the town's main street, beginning at the northern gate (today's Damascus Gate), and traversing the city in a straight line south to "Nea Church".
Dung 4. Golden (walled up) 5. Lions 6. Herod 7. Damascus 8. New Gate Quarters: This article lists the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The gates are visible on most old maps of Jerusalem over the last 1,500 years. During different periods, the city walls followed different outlines and had a varying number of gates.
Contents. City of David (archaeological site) For the modern neighborhood, part of the Palestinian Arab village of Silwan, see City of David (Silwan). The City of David (Hebrew: עיר דוד, romanized:ʿĪr Davīd), known locally mostly as Wadi Hilweh (Arabic: وادي حلوة), [ 1 ] is the name given to an archaeological site considered by ...
Israel on the world map. Israel lies to the north of the equator around 31°30' north latitude and 34°45' east longitude. [1] It measures 424 km (263 mi) from north to south [dubious – discuss] and, at its widest point 114 km (71 mi), from east to west. [1] At its narrowest point, however, this is reduced to just 15 km (9 mi).
The walls were constructed between 1537 and 1541. [1][2] The walls are visible on most old maps of Jerusalem over the last 1,500 years. [example needed] The length of the walls is 4,018 meters (2.497 miles), their average height is 12 meters (39 feet) and the average thickness is 2.5 meters (8.2 feet). The walls contain 34 watchtowers and seven ...