MODERN MUNICIPALITY
Since World War I
1917: British occupy Jerusalem, make it the capital of Palestine. 1948: Israel captures western Jerusalem. United Nations calls for the city to be internationalized, but Arabs reject the resolution. Jerusalem is divided into Israeli and Jordanian sectors.
1967: Israel takes control of the rest of Jerusalem during the Six-day War.
2.5 miles: The length of the wall surrounding the Old City 7: Number of gates in the current Old City wall, not including two sealed (shown at right).
3 million: Number of tourists who visited Jerusalem in 2012 1,578: Public gardens and parks in Jerusalem
60: Museums in Jerusalem 26: Wineries in Jerusalem 24: Average age of population (in 2015).
DIVIDED
The partition of Jerusalem is one of the most emotional issues in the Middle East. Arabs and Jews see the city as their capital.
Armenian Quarter The Armenians settled in Jerusalem in the fourth century for religious reasons.
Zion Gate 1540
In 2021, Jerusalem’s population is about 944,188. According to a census conducted by
World population review: 64% Jewish 2% Christian 34% Muslim
Only about 40,000 inhabitants live within the walls of the Old City, which is about 0.35 square mile inside the modern city of Jerusalem.
Lions Gate
1538-39
The current walls and most gates of the Old City were built by the Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century A.D.
For Christians, The Stations of the Cross begin at Lions Gate, once a courthouse and ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (1). The route winds through the Muslim and Christian quarters. It has 14 stations, five are in the church.
Huldah Gate (sealed)
The original gate to the city built in the Herodian period (first century B.C.); was rebuilt during the Umayyad period in the 700s.