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Boundary of Jerusalem

Boundaries: Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain

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Jerusalem, capital of Israel

disputedJerusalem's status is contested: Israel declares it its capital, the State of Palestine claims East Jerusalem as its capital, and most embassies are in Tel Aviv. The seat relation is recorded as GeoNames records it, without taking a position.

Official · Israel, since 1949Official · Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the seat of Israel, a country, and of Jerusalem, a district.

Population
971,800
2024
Population
1050151

About Jerusalem

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Best of Jerusalem

Six questions about Jerusalem that nothing published can answer as well as somebody who has been. Nobody has answered them here yet.

  • Where should someone eat?
  • What should they make sure they see?
  • Where do people actually shop?
  • Where does the evening go?
  • Where do you go to get out of the city?
  • What is worth the day, just outside?

Sources

  • wikidata
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