Jerusalem

Jerusalem is built on hills and has an elevation of 2,575 feet (785 meters). The modern unified city is the largest municipality in Israel or the West Bank, and it serves as the focal point of an urban agglomeration that extends beyond city limits into nearby areas of both jurisdictions. The Old City, a walled medieval enclosure less than half a square mile (approximately one square kilometer) in size, is in the heart of the modern municipality. Jerusalem is one of the world's oldest cities and a holy city for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Old quarters and city walls are broad categories for 226 monuments of all three main religions. The Western Wall is the most important landmark for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock is for Muslims.

Jerusalem is fundamental to the three major monotheistic religions' spiritual and emotional perspectives. It is the focus of age-old yearnings for Jews all over the world, living proof of ancient grandeur and independence, and the epicenter of a national renaissance; for Christians, it is the scene of Jesus' agony and triumph; and for Muslims, it is the destination of the Prophet Muhammad's mystic night journey and the location of one of Islam's most sacred shrines. It is a holy city, a pilgrimage site, and a place of devotion for all three faiths.

Location: Israel