Jerusalem - stone

markerA Dome of the Rock The Dome of the Rock is a shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. The structure has been refurbished many times since its initial completion in 691 CE at the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik. The site's significance stems from religious traditions regarding the rock, kno... Dome of the Rock - photo
markerB Stepped Stone Structure The Stepped Stone Structure is the name given to the remains at a particular archaeological site (sometimes termed Area G) on the eastern side of the City of David, the oldest part of Jerusalem. The curved, 60ft high, narrow stone structure is built over a series of terraces (hence the name). A case... Stepped Stone Structure - photo
markerC Mount of Olives The Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet, Hebrew: הר הזיתים ‎, Har HaZeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, الطور ‎, Jebel az-Zeitun) is a mountain ridge east of Jerusalem's Old City in East Jerusalem. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. It is said by believers that Jesus gave an end-... Mount of Olives - photo
markerD Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Aqsa Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الاقصى al-Masjid al-Aqsa, [ʔælˈmæsʒɪd ælˈʔɑqsˤɑ], "the Farthest Mosque,") also known as Al-Aqsa and Bayt al-Muqaddas, is the third holiest site in Islam and is located in the Old City of Jerusalem. The site on which the silver domed mosque sits, along with the Dome of ... Al-Aqsa Mosque - photo
markerE Shrine of the Book The Shrine of the Book (Hebrew: היכל הספר ‎, Heikhal HaSefer), a wing of the Israel Museum near Givat Ram in Jerusalem, houses the Dead Sea Scrolls — discovered 1947–56 in 11 caves in and around the Wadi Qumran. Initially, it was intended to build the shrine on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew Uni... Shrine of the Book - photo
markerF Yad Vashem Yad Vashem (Hebrew: יד ושם) is Israel 's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Lawpassed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Yad Vashem is located on the western slope of Mount Herzl on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, 804 meters... Yad Vashem - photo
markerG Mount Herzl Mount Herzl (הר הרצל), also Har HaZikaron (הר הזכרון ‎ lit. "Mount of Remembrance"), is the site of Israel's national cemetery and other memorial and educational facilities, found on the west side of Jerusalem beside Jerusalem Forest. It is named for Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zi... Mount Herzl - photo
markerH Jerusalem Central Bus Station The Jerusalem Central Bus Station is the main bus depot in Jerusalem, Israel and one of the busiest bus stations in the country. Located on Jaffa Road near the entrance to the city, it serves Egged, Superbus and Dan intercity bus routes. City buses pick up and discharge passengers across the street ... Jerusalem Central Bus Station - photo
markerI Church of the Visitation The Church of the Visitation honors the visit paid by Mary, Jesus'mother, to Elizabeth, John the Baptist 's mother. (Luke 1:39-56) This is the site where tradition tells us that Mary recited her song of praise, the Magnificat, one of the most ancient hymns to Mary.. The church is beautifully adorned... Church of the Visitation - photo

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Name Jerusalem
Region Jerusalem (06)
Country Israel (IL)
Population 780,200 inhabitants

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