Things to see in Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, with an urban population of about 1 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 9 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Al-Aqsa Mosque Place of worship
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.
2Dome of the Rock Place of worship
The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
3Israel Museum Art
The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum.
4Old City of Jerusalem Neighbourhood
The Old City of Jerusalem is a 0.9-square-kilometre (0.35 sq mi) walled area in East Jerusalem.
5Western Wall History
The Western Wall is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount of Jerusalem.
6Church of the Holy Sepulchre Place of worship
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
7The Temple Institute Museum
The Temple Institute, known in Hebrew as Machon HaMikdash, is an organization in Israel focusing on establishing the Third Temple.
8Temple Mount Place of worship
The Temple Mount or al-Haram al-Sharif is an elevated plateau in the Old City of Jerusalem that comprises the Islamic religious compound known as al-Aqsa, which includes the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.
9Bible Lands Museum Art
The Bible Lands Museum is an archaeological museum in Jerusalem, that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible including ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews.
10Church of the Nativity Place of worship
The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus.
11Mount of Olives Nature
The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes.
12Yad Vashem Museum
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial institution to the victims of the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah.
13Gethsemane Park
Gethsemane is a garden as well as a courtyard at the foot of the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus Christ underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested before his crucifixion.
14Walls of Jerusalem History
The Walls of Jerusalem surround the Old City of Jerusalem (approx. 1 km2).
15Mount Herzl History
Mount Herzl, also known as 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 the Jerusalem Forest.
16Gehenna Place of worship
Gehenna or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology.
17Mount Scopus Nature
Mount Scopus is a mountain located in Jerusalem with an elevation of 826 meters (2,710 ft) above sea level.
18Damascus Gate History
The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.
19Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial History
The Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial in Israel is a monument to civilian Jewish and non-Jewish victims of terrorism in modern Israel and the pre-state Land of Israel, from 1851 to the present.
20Masjid Al-Aqsa Place of worship
Al-Aqsa, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, is the Islamic religious compound that encompasses the plateau of the Temple Mount, in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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