Gerusalemme
Also known as Al-Quds, Yerushalayim, J'lem, Aelia Capitolina
città del Vicino Oriente, sacra per le tre religioni abramitiche
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Jerusalem is an ancient city in the Judaean Mountains that holds deep religious significance for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and Palestine claim it as their capital, though neither claim is widely recognized internationally, making it one of the world's most contested cities.
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Place details
- Locality
- ירושלים | القدس
- Region
- מחוז ירושלים
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 971,800
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|right|300px|The Dome of the Rock
Located in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, Jerusalem is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It is the holiest city in Judaism and Christianity, having been the spiritual center of the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE, and the third-holiest in Islam. It has a history of nearly 4000 years, and has been fought over and conquered countless times in that period. While the city began to have a Jewish plurality in the late 19th century, today a wide range of national, religious, and socioeconomic groups are represented here. During the Jordanian occupation 1949-1967 all Jews in East Jerusalem were expelled and entry was barred for Israeli citizens of any faith and even today there tend to be more Muslims in east Jerusalem and more Jews in West Jerusalem.
The walled area of Jerusalem, which until the 1860s formed the entire city, is now called the Old City, and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. It consists of four ethnic and religious sections—the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Quarters. Barely one square kilometer, the Old City is home to Jerusalem's most important and contested religious sites - the Western Wall and Temple Mount for Jews, the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians. thumb|right|300px|The Western Wall
Surrounding the Old City are more modern areas …
Get in
thumb|300px|Jerusalem Central Bus Station
Get around
thumb|300px|Jerusalem Light Rail Getting around Jerusalem used to be tricky, time-consuming, and frustrating as the terrain and age of the city left clogged roads unable to handle modern population numbers. The building of the light rail line has mitigated this but where the light rail doesn't go the going may still be slow.
See
Jerusalem has an amazing array of attractions for the traveler to see. The following are some of the must-sees. For more attractions see individual district articles.
Do
thumb|Hezekiah's tunnel
Ramparts Walk - view the city from atop of the Old City walls. There are two different routes: the northern route starts from inside the old city by the Jaffa gate and circles the Christian quarter and the Muslim quarter. The southern route starts from outside the Jaffa gate and circles the Armenian quarter and the Jewish quarter. Western Wall Tunnels is a tour that is well worth your time. The guides there are well versed in the history of the wall and the explanation of the first two temples and the subsequent construction of the Dome of the Rock will create a great picture of the conflict between relevant cultures. Reservations are recommended, but individual walk-ins can sometimes be squeezed in. The City of David water tunnels tour is interesting. It is located down the road from the Dung Gate (near the Western Wall), follow the signs. The tour lasts around 2 hours and starts with a description of the City of David. It culminates in a 25 minute walk through the water channel cut to bring fresh water into Jerusalem from a nearby spring. Sandals and a torch are required! The water is ankle deep for most of the tour. Mahane Yehuda is the main outdoor market of West Jerusalem. Large, loud, and labyrinthine, the market boasts a huge number of stalls, generally open Sunday to Thursday 08:00-20:00, and F 08:00-15:00, closed Shabbat. Fresh produce, pastries, spices, salads abound. Definitely the place for a bargain and a unique insight into traditional I…
Article · Italiano
Gerusalemme (AFI: /ʤeruzaˈlɛmme/; in ebraico: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם?, Yerushalayim, Yerushalaim e/o Yerushalaym ; in arabo: القُدس, al-Quds, "la (città) santa", sempre in arabo: أُورْشَلِيم, Ūrshalīm, in greco Ιεροσόλυμα, Ierosólyma, in latino Hierosolyma o Ierusalem, per antonomasia è definita La Città Santa), capitale giudaica tra il X e il VI secolo a.C., è la capitale contesa di Israele e città santa nell'Ebraismo, nel Cristianesimo e nell'Islam. Si trova sull'altopiano che separa la costa orientale del Mar Mediterraneo dal Mar Morto, a est di Tel Aviv, a sud di Ramallah, a ovest di Gerico e a nord di Betlemme. La Città Vecchia e le sue mura, considerate patrimonio dell'umanità dall'UNESCO, racchiudono in meno di un chilometro quadrato molti luoghi di grande significato religioso come il Monte del Tempio, il Muro del pianto, la Basilica del Santo Sepolcro, la Cupola della Roccia e la Moschea al-Aqsa. Nel corso della sua storia, Gerusalemme è stata distrutta e ricostruita due volte ed è stata assediata, conquistata e riconquistata in decine di occasioni. Fino alla fine della prima guerra mondiale fu occupata dagli ottomani, successivamente con la sconfitta dell'impero ottomano passò ai britannici, che istituirono il Mandato britannico della Palestina. In seguito alla guerra arabo-israeliana del 1948, le forze armate israeliane occuparono buona parte della porzione di terra assegnata secondo il piano di spartizione ONU allo stato arabo e le truppe giordane occuparono la Cisgiordania e la parte orientale di Gerusalemme fino al 1967, quando a seguito della guerra dei sei giorni la parte orientale di Gerusalemme, fino ad allora sotto dominio giordano fu conquistata dalle truppe israeliane; nel 1980 il parlamento israeliano approvò una legge fondamentale (l'equivalente di un emendamento costituzionale) che proclamava unilateralmente "Gerusalemme, unita e indivisa [...]". Il Consiglio di sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite nella risoluzione 478 ha definito la legge nulla e priva di validità, una violazione del diritto internazionale e un serio ostacolo al raggiungimento della pace in Medio Oriente.
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