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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this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Ma'ale HaShalom hasNearbyLandmark Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Ma'ale HaShalom isAccessRouteTo Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Sha'ar HeHadash locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Sha'ar HeHadash connects Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Sha'ar HeHadash category Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Armenian Museum of Jerusalem locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Dung Gate of Jerusalem locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Dung Gate
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Bab al-Jadid partOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Bab al-Jadid connectsTo Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Bab al-Jadid heritageSiteOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Har HaBayit locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Har HaBayit partOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Sha'ar Tzion locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Sha'ar Tzion isPartOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Bab an-Nabi Dawud locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Bab an-Nabi Dawud hasCulturalContext Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem World Heritage Site
King David’s Tomb complex locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem area
King David’s Tomb complex hasViewOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Dormition Abbey locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Old City walls locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Old City walls heritageDesignation Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: World Heritage Site "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls"
Bab az-Zahra locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Bab az-Zahra category Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Flowers Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Mamilla Mall locatedNear Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Khan al-Sultan locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Khan al-Sultan heritageDesignation Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls)
al-Omari Mosque (Old City) locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
El-Wad Street locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
El-Wad Street partOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Gate of the Column locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Damascus Gate
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina locatedInPresentDay Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Citadel of Jerusalem locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Citadel of Jerusalem heritageDesignation Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Jerusalem Old City UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone
Suq al-Qattanin locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Suq al-Qattanin includedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Suq Khan al-Zeit locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Sha'ar Yafo locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Sha'ar Yafo oneOfMainGatesOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Sha'ar Shechem locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Muristan locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Franciscan Monastery of Saint Saviour locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
Ethiopian Monastery on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem