cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
1 km · about 5 min drive
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
East Jerusalem works well as a base: 5 minutes from Abū Dīs, 38km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
East Jerusalem is a city located in West Bank, Palestine. With a population of 428,304, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, East Jerusalem sits in Palestine. It's in the Asia/Hebron time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add East Jerusalem to your route.
Herod's Gate (Arabic: باب الزاهرة, Bab az-Zahra, Hebrew: שער הפרחים, romanized: Sha'ar HaPrakhim, lit. 'Flowers Gate') is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It connects the Muslim Quarter inside of the old city to the eponymic Palestinian neighbourhood of Bab az-Zahra, situated just outside. ItRead more
is a short distance to the east of the Damascus Gate. Its elevation is 755 meters above sea level.
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East Jerusalem is located in West Bank, Palestine, Asia. The coordinates are 31.7834 latitude, 35.2339 longitude.
East Jerusalem has a population of approximately 428,304 people, making it a city in Palestine.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
1 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
1 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
1 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
6 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
40 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Jordan's 'Grand Canyon': a deep gorge with thrilling canyoneering routes through slot canyons to the Dead Sea.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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