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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).
Israel portal. v. t. e. Jerusalem is one of the world's oldest cities, with a history spanning over 5,000 years. Its origins trace back to around 3000 BCE, with the first settlement near the Gihon Spring. The city is first mentioned in Egyptian execration texts around 2000 BCE as "Rusalimum."
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 ...
Israel's proclaimed capital is in Jerusalem, [22] while Tel Aviv is the country's largest urban area and economic center. Israel is located in a region known to Jews as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilization followed by the kingdoms of Israel ...
The city of Jerusalem is sacred to many religious traditions, including the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam which consider it a holy city. [1] Some of the most sacred places for each of these religions are found in Jerusalem, most prominently, the Temple Mount / Haram Al-Sharif. [2][full citation needed]
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).
It is located in Wadi Hilweh, an extension of the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, East Jerusalem, intertwined with an Israeli settlement. Naming The name " City of David " originates in the biblical narrative where Israelite king David conquers Jerusalem , then known as Jebus, from the Jebusites .
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.