walls of the Old City of Jerusalem

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city wall fortification system historic monument

The walls of the Old City of Jerusalem are a historic fortification system encircling Jerusalem’s ancient core, marked by monumental gates and centuries of religious, cultural, and political significance.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Old City walls of Jerusalem	13
Walls of Jerusalem	10
walls of the Old City of Jerusalem canonical	7
walls of Jerusalem	4
Jerusalem Old City walls	3
Jerusalem city walls	3
Old City of Jerusalem walls	3
Old City Walls of Jerusalem	2
Jerusalem Old City Walls	1
Jerusalem Old City area	1
Jerusalem city fortifications	1
Jerusalem city walls complex	1
Old City (Jerusalem) walls	1
Ottoman walls of Jerusalem	1
Walls of the Old City of Jerusalem	1
gates of the Old City of Jerusalem	1
northern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem	1
חומות העיר העתיקה ירושלים	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city wall ⓘ fortification system ⓘ historic monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Jerusalem city walls
builderDynasty	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
builtBy	Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ
builtInPeriod	Ottoman period ⓘ
constructionEnd	1542 ⓘ
constructionStart	1535 ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
encloses	Armenian Quarter ⓘ Christian Quarter ⓘ Jewish Quarter of the Old City ⓘ surface form: Jewish Quarter Muslim Quarter ⓘ
feature	battlements ⓘ moats (partly filled in) ⓘ ramparts ⓘ towers ⓘ
function	defensive fortification ⓘ demarcation of sacred and historic core ⓘ
hasPart	Damascus Gate ⓘ Dung Gate ⓘ Golden Gate ⓘ Herod's Gate ⓘ Jaffa Gate ⓘ Lions' Gate ⓘ New Gate ⓘ Zion Gate ⓘ
hasWalkway	ramparts walk for visitors ⓘ
height	up to about 12 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalLayer	built on or near earlier Byzantine walls ⓘ built on or near earlier Crusader walls ⓘ built on or near earlier Roman walls ⓘ
length	approximately 4 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem Israel ⓘ surface form: State of Israel
material	stone ⓘ
partOf	Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
religiousSignificanceFor	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
tourismAttraction	major tourist site in Jerusalem ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtension	2011 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1981 ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Golden Gate of the Old City → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

Lions' Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: walls of Jerusalem

Golden Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

subject surface form: Golden Gate (Jerusalem)

this entity surface form: walls of Jerusalem

Tower of David → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem city walls complex

Dung Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

New Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

New Gate → heritageContext → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem walls

New Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem city fortifications

Zion Gate → locatedIn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Old City walls

Zion Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ottoman walls of Jerusalem

Jaffa Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

Herod's Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

Damascus Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

Valley of Hinnom → hasViewOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Mughrabi Quarter → locatedIn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City (Jerusalem) walls

Jabal al-Mukabber → locatedNear → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Silwan → locatedNear → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City Walls of Jerusalem

Pillar of Absalom → region → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Old City area

Gate of Mercy → locatedIn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Gate of Mercy → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: walls of Jerusalem

Sha'ar HaRachamim → locatedIn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Old City walls

Sha'ar HaRachamim → isOneOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: gates of the Old City of Jerusalem

Bab al-Rahma → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of the Old City of Jerusalem

walls of the Old City of Jerusalem → alsoKnownAs → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem city walls

First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) → target → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem city walls

St. Stephen's Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

St. Stephen's Gate → category → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City of Jerusalem walls

Bab al-Asbat → locatedIn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City Walls of Jerusalem

Bab al-Asbat → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

Gate of the Tribes → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

שער האריות → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: חומות העיר העתיקה ירושלים

Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem → target → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem city walls

Iron Gate → locatedIn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Iron Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: walls of Jerusalem

Iron Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem

Eastern Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery → near → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Sha'ar Ha'ashpot → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

Bab al-Maghariba → locatedIn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Bab al-Maghariba → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walls of Jerusalem

Ma'ale HaShalom → adjacentTo → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Sha'ar HeHadash → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Sha'ar Tzion → locatedOn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Sha'ar Tzion → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

Bab an-Nabi Dawud → locatedOn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

King David’s Tomb complex → near → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Bab az-Zahra → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old City walls of Jerusalem

Flowers Gate → locatedIn → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Old City Walls

Flowers Gate → partOf → walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ