West Jerusalem
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West Jerusalem is the predominantly Jewish, modern western sector of Jerusalem that has served as the seat of Israel’s government institutions since 1949.
Aliases (4)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of city
→
urban area → |
| adjacentTo | East Jerusalem → |
| borderFeature | was separated from East Jerusalem by the Green Line between 1949 and 1967 → |
| capitalFunction | seat of Israel’s government institutions → |
| characteristic | modern urban development → |
| climate | Mediterranean climate similar to rest of Jerusalem → |
| continent | Asia → |
| country | Israel → |
| deFactoCapitalOf | Israel → |
| demographics | predominantly Jewish population → |
| elevation | located in Judean Mountains highlands → |
| ethnicComposition | includes small Arab and other minority communities → |
| geographicDirection | western part of Jerusalem → |
| governedBy | Jerusalem Municipality → |
| historicalEvent | came under Israeli control in 1948 Arab–Israeli War → |
| hostsInstitution |
Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem
→
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Givat Ram campus → Israel Museum → Prime Minister’s Office of Israel →
surface form: "Israeli Prime Minister’s Office"
Knesset → President’s Residence of Israel → Supreme Court of Israel → most Israeli government ministries → |
| internationalStatus | its status as part of Jerusalem is subject to international dispute → |
| language | Hebrew is the dominant language → |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem District
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Israel →
surface form: "State of Israel"
|
| nearbySite |
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form: "close to Old City of Jerusalem"
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| notableArea |
includes neighborhoods such as Givat Ram
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includes neighborhoods such as Katamon → includes neighborhoods such as Rehavia → includes neighborhoods such as Talbiya → |
| partOf | Jerusalem → |
| planningDesignation | zoned largely for Israeli residential and governmental use → |
| politicalStatus | considered by Israel as part of its united capital Jerusalem → |
| post1948Development | experienced extensive building and modernization after 1948 → |
| region | Middle East → |
| religion | majority Jewish religious and cultural life → |
| securityContext | has been affected by the Israeli–Palestinian conflict → |
| status1949Armistice | remained under Israeli control after 1949 Armistice Agreements → |
| timePeriodAsGovernmentSeat | since 1949 → |
| transportInfrastructure |
served by Jerusalem Light Rail
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served by major Israeli road network → |
| UNResolutionContext | part of territory addressed in UN resolutions on the status of Jerusalem → |
| urbanFeature |
contains central business districts of Jerusalem
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contains commercial centers → contains cultural institutions → contains many residential neighborhoods → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "City of David"
this entity surface form: "City of David"
this entity surface form: "Kiryat HaMemshala, Jerusalem"
this entity surface form: "western Jerusalem"
this entity surface form: "West Jerusalem neighborhoods"