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
Jerusalem, Israel · Asia
West Jerusalem works well as a base: 10 minutes from Az Za‘ayyim, 38km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
West Jerusalem is a city located in Jerusalem, Israel. With a population of 400,000, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, West Jerusalem sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add West Jerusalem to your route.
West Jerusalem or Western Jerusalem (Hebrew: מַעֲרַב יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, Ma'aráv Yerushaláyim; Arabic: القدس الغربية, al-Quds al-Ġarbiyyah) is the section of Jerusalem that was controlled by Israel at the end of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. As the city was divided by the Green Line (Israel's erstwhile de facto border,Read more
established by the 1949 Armistice Agreements), West Jerusalem was formally delineated as the counterpart to East Jerusalem, which was controlled by Jordan. Though Israel has controlled the entirety of Jerusalem since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, the boundaries of West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem remain internationally recognized as de jure due to their significance to the process of determining the status of Jerusalem, which has been among the primary points of contention in the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. With certain exceptions, undivided Jerusalem is not internationally recognized as the sovereign territory of either Israel or the State of Palestine. However, recognition of Israeli sovereignty over only West Jerusalem is more widely accepted as a plausible diplomatic position, as the United Nations regards East Jerusalem as part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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West Jerusalem is located in Jerusalem, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 31.7820 latitude, 35.2196 longitude.
West Jerusalem has a population of approximately 400,000 people, making it a city in Israel.
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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.
2 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.
2 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.
4 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.
41 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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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