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There's No
Place Like Jerusalem
by Samson Raphael Levy |
Jerusalem is an
ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between
the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation
of 650-840 metres (about 2000-2500 feet). Jerusalem is
the capital of Israel, although Israel's sovereignty
over Jerusalem is not fully recognised by the
international community (see Positions on Jerusalem).
Jerusalem is the holiest city of Judaism (since the
10th century BCE) and some denominations of
Christianity (since the 5th century CE) and the third
holiest city of Islam (after Mecca and Medina; since
the 7th century CE). The city is located southeast of
Tel Aviv, south of Ramallah, west of Jericho and north
of Bethlehem. With a population of 724,000 (as of May
24, 2006, Jerusalem is a heterogeneous city,
representing a wide range of national, religious, and
socioeconomic groups. The section called the "Old
City" is surrounded by walls and consists of four
quarters: Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim.
The current mayor of Jerusalem is Uri Lupolianski, the
first Haredi to ever hold this position.
Jerusalem (Hebrew:
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (help·info), Yerushalayim; Arabic:
القُدس (help·info), al-Quds; Greek: Ιεροσόλυμα,
Ierosólyma; Latin: Hierosolyma)
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