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Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem, al-Quds, Bait-ul-Muqaddas, is a city located on a plateau between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. In the ancient cuneiform from the early Canaanite period, Jerusalem was called "Urusalima", meaning "City of Peace". It is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism). The city was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
Site Information
Country: Palestine
District: West Bank
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Canaanite
Later Cultures: Mixed
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Date of Inscription: 1981
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