Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site is a historically and religiously significant walled area in Jerusalem that encompasses key sacred places of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and has been continuously inhabited for millennia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic urban area
walled city
addedToListOfWorldHeritageInDanger 1982
area approximately 1 square kilometre
builderOfWalls Suleiman the Magnificent
countryClaimedBy Israel
State of Palestine
criteria Cultural criterion (ii)
Cultural criterion (iii)
Cultural criterion (vi)
encompasses key sacred places of Christianity
key sacred places of Islam
key sacred places of Judaism
governedBy complex and disputed political arrangements
hasGate Damascus Gate
Dung Gate
Herod's Gate
Jaffa Gate
Lions' Gate
New Gate
Zion Gate
hasPart Al-Aqsa Mosque
Armenian Quarter
Christian Quarter
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
City of David archaeological area
Dome of the Rock
Jewish Quarter of the Old City
surface form: Jewish Quarter

Muslim Quarter
Temple Mount
Tower of David
Via Dolorosa
Western Wall
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
List of World Heritage in Danger
surface form: World Heritage in Danger
inscriptionYear 1981
locatedIn Jerusalem
Middle East
State of Palestine
officialUNESCOName Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
periodOfContinuousInhabitation several millennia
recognizedFor archaeological significance
historical significance
outstanding universal value
religious significance
surroundedBy Ottoman city walls
UNESCOSiteId 148
wallConstructionPeriod 16th century

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Zion Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Zion Gate heritageDesignation Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Old City of Jerusalem)
Jaffa Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Herod's Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Muslim Quarter locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Damascus Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Damascus Gate heritageDesignationOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Christian Quarter partOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Valley of Hinnom locatedSouthOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם locatedSouthOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Garden of Gethsemane near Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem location Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Church of the Ascension near Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Church of the Ascension overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
City of David archaeological area locatedSouthOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Stone of Anointing locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Catholicon locatedInRegion Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Catholicon (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Abu Tor overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Abu Tor borderedBy Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Rotunda heritageSite Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Rotunda (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Joudeh family associatedWith Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Mount of Offence near Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem partOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Talpiot Hill near Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Chapel of Adam locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
At-Tur neighborhood hasViewOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Augusta Victoria compound hasViewOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene visibleFrom Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Har HaZeitim overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Dominus Flevit Church overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Church of the Resurrection locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Western Wall Tunnels entrances locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Mughrabi Quarter locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Church of Pater Noster nearbyCityCenter Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Jabal az-Zaytoun overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Cardo locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Burnt House locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Herodian Quarter archaeological site locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Ramban Synagogue locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Mughrabi Bridge locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Hurva Synagogue locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Hurva Synagogue heritageDesignation Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Jerusalem Old City UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hurva Synagogue overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem partOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Pools of Bethesda archaeological site locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Har HaTzofim overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Jerusalem British War Cemetery overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem