Jerusalem
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Jerusalem (Hebrew: ירושלים, Yerushaláyim; Arabic: القدس, al-Quds, or أورشليم, ʔūrušalīm) is the lairgest ceety o Israel an some kintras merkit it as the caipital o Israel tho it haes nae internaitional kent heidhaund an is merkit as occupiet grund unner internaitional law. It haes a population o 719,900 indwallers. It is the destination o mony veesitors tae Israel. Jerusalem is merkit as a centre o three releegions (Judaism, Christianity an Islam). The ceety haes a lang history, datin back tae the 19t century BC.
Jerusalem ירושלים | |
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Eik-name(s): ', The Holy City[1] | |
Coordinates: 31°47′N 35°13′E | |
Kintra | Israel |
Destrict | Jerusalem |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
• Bodi | Jerusalem municipality |
• Mayor | Zaki al-Ghul (east) Nir Barkat (west) |
Population | |
• Ceety | 865,721[2] |
• Density | 6400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,124,300[3] |
Ethnicity | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
Aurie code | +972 (Israel) 3 (Ceety) |
Website | jerusalem.muni.il |
Mony chiels claim that it shoudnae be kent as the caipital o Israel, as East Jerusalem is supposed tae be the Palestinian caipital.
The UN disnae recognise its status as the caipital o Israel as its anerly the caipital unner Israeli law an no internaitional law.
Aye branch o the Israeli govrenment is locatit in Jerusalem, includin the Knesset (Israel's pairliament), the residences o the Prime Meenister an Preses, an the Supreme Court. Jerusalem is hame tae the Ebreu University an tae the Israel Museum wi its Shrine o the Beuk. The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo haes ranked conseistently as Israel's tap tourist attraction for Israelis.