Jerusalem

"Al-Quds" and "Bayt al-Maqdis" redirect here. For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation), Al-Quds (disambiguation), and Bayt al-Maqdis (disambiguation).

Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Hebrew) القُدس (Arabic)
Metropolis
Old City from the Mount of Olives with the Qibli Mosque and Dome of the Rock in Al-Aqsa on the Temple Mount Tower of David Zion Square Chords Bridge Mamilla Mall Western Wall Shrine of the Book Holy Sepulchre
Nicknames:  Ir ha-Kodesh (The Holy City) Bayt al-Maqdis (House of the Holiness)
Interactive map of Jerusalem
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Coordinates: 31°46′44″N 35°13′32″E
Administered by	Israel
Claimed by	Israel and Palestine
Israeli district	Jerusalem
Palestinian governorate	Quds
Gihon Spring settlement	3000–2800 BCE
City of David	c. 1000 BCE
Present Old City walls built	1541
East-West Jerusalem division	1948
Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem	1967
Jerusalem Law	1980
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Jerusalem Municipality
• Mayor	Moshe Lion (Likud)
Area
• Metropolis	125,156 dunams (125.156 km2; 48.323 sq mi)
• Metro	652,000 dunams (652 km2; 252 sq mi)
Elevation	754 m (2,474 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Metropolis	1,050,153
• Density	8,390.75/km2 (21,731.9/sq mi)
• Metro	1,253,900
Demonyms	Jerusalemite (Hebrew: Yerushalmi) (Arabic: Qudsi, Maqdisi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (IST, PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (IDT, PDT)
Postal code	9XXXXXX
Area code	+972-2
Website	jerusalem.muni.il
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, vi
Designated	1981
Reference no.	148
Region	Arab States
Endangered	1982–present