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Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the largest city in
Israel.
As of
2007,
Jerusalem had an estimated population of 732,100.
Jerusalem has a history that is believed to go back almost 6,000
years, and has been the holiest city in Judaism for approximately 3,000 years.
The city is also considered by Muslims to be the third holiest city in
Islam, and is of course also a very important city for Christians too - containing
many significant Christian sites. Some of the most important religious sites in the
city include:
- The Temple Mount and Western Wall (for Jews).
- The al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock (for Muslims)
- The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (for Christians) - also known as the
Church of the Resurrection -
Containing the site of as Golgotha, the Hill of Calvary,
where Jesus was crucified, and the location where Jesus was buried
(the sepulchre). Today the church is also used as the headquarters for the
Catholic Archpriest of the Basilia of the Holy Sepulchre, and the
Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem.
The political status of Jerusalem remains an issue of dispute.
The Israeli position is that East Jerusalem
(captured in the
1967
Six Day War), is part of the state of Israel,
and the whole of Jerusalem is the country's "eternal and indivisible" capital - however
most countries do not recognize this claim (United Nations Security Council
Resolution 478 explicitly rejected it), and maintain their embassies
and other diplomatic missions in Tel Aviv.
Meanwhile, the Palestinians also
claim sovereignty over East Jerusalem, and hope to locate the capital of
a future Palestinian state in East Jerusalem.
In
1995,
the United States Congress passed the Jerusalem Act, sating that
"Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel; and the United States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem no later than
May 31,
1999".
Consequently official US government documents and web sites refer to Jerusalem
as the capital of Israel. The US embassy in
Israel has not however been moved yet, as to do so
requires the agreement of the President.
View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives Photographic Print
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Here are some posters of Jerusalem:
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Jerusalem, Israel
40" X 13.5"
Art Print
Artist: James Blakeway.
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Worshippers at Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Israel
24" X 18"
Photographic Print
Artist: James Marshall.
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Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem, Israel
18" X 24"
Photographic Print
Artist: Nik Wheeler.
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Orthodox Worshippers at Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel
24" X 18"
Photographic Print
Artist: James Marshall.
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Ruins - Israel, Jerusalem,
24" X 18"
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Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel
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Photographic Print
Artist: Nik Wheeler.
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Here are some books about Jerusalem:
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By DK Publishing
Penguin Group USA
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From the green hills and sun-drenched coast of Galilee to the sacred sites of Jerusalem's Old City; from the dramatic desert of Wadi Rum to the vibrant reefs of Dahab, there is much for pilgrims and holidaymakers alike.
This relaunched edition has new features and three brand new walks, as well as clear maps and extended hotel and restaurant listings. |
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By Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Hardcover (304 pages)
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This award-winning travel guide to Jerusalem and the Holy Land covers all major sights and resorts throughout Israel, plus Petra in Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula. There are also special features that tell the story of the Holy Lands and the sacred sights of Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Information is given to aid in the exploration of the Jerusalem's fabled Temple Mount, Dome of the Rock, the Holy Sepulchre, the garden of Gethsamane and the lost city of Petra. |
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Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
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By Dolphin Books
Dolphin Books
Kindle Edition
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This ebook is a handy and usable travel guide to Jerusalem. It was adapted for the Kindle from wikitravel.org*, which was named by Time magazine as one of the 50 best websites of 2008. This ebook has been prepared by Dolphin books specifically for the Amazon Kindle, and includes careful formatting and a hyperlinked table of contents.
This ebook contains no advertising. Dolphin books is not paid to endorse any products or services.
Among other things, this guide provides:
information about travelling to from and within Jerusalem
useful telephone numbers
lists of events, landmarks, museums, and things to do
information on shopping, dining, drinking, and hotels
*wikitravel.org does not endorse this ebook nor any other product.
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By Streetwise Maps
StreetWise
Released: 2010-05-01
Map (1 pages)
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Streetwise Jerusalem Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Jerusalem, Israel - Folding pocket size travel mapThis map covers the following areas:
Main Jerusalem Map 1:17,000
Old City Map 1:7,000 Traveling to Jerusalem Israel can be the experience of a lifetime. It’s hard not to feel the depth of history and atmosphere of the Holy Land in this concentrated labyrinth of tiny alleyways and small streets crowded with residents, merchants, tourists and pilgrims from around the world, same as it has been for thousands of years. To help the traveler experience the richness of this ancient capital, the STREETWISE® Jerusalem Map includes the intricately laid out street grid of the Old City and features an abundance of tourist sites such as hotels, museums, religious holy sites, parks, and government locations. Jerusalem is a walking city, particularly The Old City. A special inset map of the Old City enables you to discover that all the religious sites you visit are not just displays of antiquity, but rather still serve the same higher purpose they have for centuries. The city surrounding the Old City is clearly depicted including Mount Scopus, Yad Vashem, and areas South and North of the city. Our pocket size map of Jerusalem is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Jerusalem map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Jerusalem map today and you too can navigate Jerusalem, Israel like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar. |
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By Michelin Travel Publications
Michelin Travel Publications
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Perfect for weekend getaways, each In Your Pocket guidebook is divided into four sections. The Background sets the stage with information on region's history, culture and geography. The Exploring section details "must see" sights, classified according to Michelin's renowned star-rating system. A helpful calendar of holidays, shopping, entertainment, and nightlife suggestions as well as important hotel and restaurant information is described in Enjoying Your Visit. The A-Z Factfinder is a reference section, packed with useful information on what travelers need to know when visiting a destination. |
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By Adina Hoffman
Broadway
Released: 2002-03-12
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A brilliant and moving evocation of the rhythms of life (and the darker shadows below it) in a working-class quarter of the world’s most fascinating and divided city.
In the tradition of the literature of place perfected by such expatriate writers as M. F. K. Fisher and Isak Dinesen, Adina Hoffman’s House of Windows compellingly evokes Jerusalem through the prism of the neighborhood where she has lived for eight years since moving from the United States. In a series of interlocking sketches and intimate portraits of the inhabitants of Musrara, a neighborhood on the border of the western (Jewish) and eastern (Arab) sides of the city–a Sephardic grocer, an aging civil servant, a Palestinian gardener, a nosy mother of ten–Hoffman constructs an intimate view of Jerusalem life that will be a revelation to American readers bombarded with politics and headlines. By focusing on the day-to-day pace of existence in this close-knit community, she provides a rich, precise, and refreshingly honest portrait of a city often reduced to cliche–and takes in the larger question of identity and exile that haunts Jews and Palestinians alike. |
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By Simon Goldhill
Harvard University Press
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Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series (Part I and Part II) It was destroyed nearly 2000 years ago, and yet the Temple of Jerusalem--cultural memory, symbol, and site--remains one of the most powerful, and most contested, buildings in the world. This glorious structure, imagined and re-imagined, reconsidered and reinterpreted again and again over two millennia, emerges in all its historical, cultural, and religious significance in Simon Goldhill's account. Built by Herod on a scale that is still staggering--on an earth and rock platform 144,000 square meters in area and 32 meters high--and destroyed by the Roman emperor Titus 90 years later, in 70 A.D., the Temple has become the world's most potent symbol of the human search for a lost ideal, an image of greatness. Goldhill travels across cultural and temporal boundaries to convey the full extent of the Temple's impact on religious, artistic, and scholarly imaginations. Through biblical stories and ancient texts, rabbinical writings, archaeological records, and modern accounts, he traces the Temple's shifting significance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. A complex and engaging history of a singular locus of the imagination--a site of longing for the Jews; a central metaphor of Christian thought; an icon for Muslims: the Dome of the Rock--The Temple of Jerusalem also offers unique insight into where Judaism, Christianity, and Islam differ in interpreting their shared inheritance. It is a story that, from the Crusades onward, has helped form the modern political world. (20040801) |
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By Nikos Kazantzakis
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