Place details
Place nameJerusalem
Other namesAl-Quds, Al Quds, El Quds Esh Sherif, Al-Muqaddas, Jérusalem, Yerushalayim, Gerusalemme, Jerusalén, City of David, City of the Great King, Aelia Capitolina, Colonia Aelia Capitolina, Hierosolyma, Mount Zion, Urusalim
CountryYisra'el
Latitude31.767
Longitude35.233
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
First mentioned in Tell al-Amarna letters 1370 BC; holy city of Jews, Christians & Muslims; viewed as international city by United Nations' partition of Palestine; after 1948 war, divided between Jordan & Israel; entire city claimed by Israel 1967.