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
Muslim Quarter
Temple Mount
Tower of David
Via Dolorosa
Western Wall
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage in Danger
inscriptionYear 1981
locatedIn Jerusalem
Middle East
State of Palestine
officialUNESCOName 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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Temple Mount partOf Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
Western Wall locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Western Wall heritageSiteOf Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
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Jerusalem hasPart Old City of Jerusalem
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Jerusalem UNESCOStatus Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
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Tyropoeon Valley locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Noble Sanctuary locatedInOldCity Old City of Jerusalem
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Noble Sanctuary partOf Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Al-Aqsa Mosque locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Islamic Museum locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Bab al-Rahma Cemetery locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Kidron Valley locatedNextTo Old City of Jerusalem
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Kidron Valley separates Old City of Jerusalem
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Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site officialUNESCOName Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
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Hinnom Valley borders Old City of Jerusalem
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
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Hills of Jerusalem containsSite Old City of Jerusalem
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Mount of Olives separatedFrom Old City of Jerusalem by the Kidron Valley
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Mount of Olives overlooks Old City of Jerusalem
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Western Wall Heritage Foundation operatesIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Western Wall Plaza locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Jewish Quarter of the Old City locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Jewish Quarter of the Old City partOf Old City of Jerusalem
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Jewish Quarter of the Old City oneOfFourQuartersOf Old City of Jerusalem
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Mount Scopus locatedNortheastOf Old City of Jerusalem
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Dome of the Rock locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Jerusalem for Sigd celebrations overlooks Old City of Jerusalem
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West Jerusalem nearbySite close to Old City of Jerusalem
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East Jerusalem contains Old City of Jerusalem
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The Farthest Mosque locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Church of All Nations near Old City of Jerusalem
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Golden Gate of the Old City locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Valley of the Cheesemakers locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Jerusalem Islamic Waqf location Old City of Jerusalem
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Jerusalem Islamic Waqf operatesIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Lions' Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Cotton Merchants' Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Cotton Merchants' Gate UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
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Qibli Mosque building locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Golden Gate (Jerusalem) locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
subject linked to: Golden Gate
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Via Dolorosa locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Tower of David locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Tower of David overlooks Old City of Jerusalem
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Armenian Quarter partOf Old City of Jerusalem
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Armenian Quarter locatedWithinWallsOf Old City of Jerusalem
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Dung Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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Dung Gate heritageDesignationOf Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
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New Gate locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem
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