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Jerusalem (Old City)

A city holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and one of the most contested places on earth in both religious and political terms.

31.8, 35.2 · approximate · c. 4th millennium BCE - present

sacred to Christianity — Christians hold the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to enclose the sites of the crucifixion and the tomb; it has been a pilgrimage focus since late antiquity.
sacred to Islam — Muslims hold al-Haram al-Sharif, with al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, to be the third holiest site and the destination of the Prophet's night journey; it was also the first qibla.
sacred to Judaism — Jerusalem is the historic centre of Temple worship and remains the principal orientation of Jewish religious geography; the Western Wall is part of the Temple Mount's retaining structure.

city

A city holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and one of the most contested places on earth in both religious and political terms.

31.8, 35.2 · approximate · c. 4th millennium BCE - present

sacred to Christianity — Christians hold the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to enclose the sites of the crucifixion and the tomb; it has been a pilgrimage focus since late antiquity.
sacred to Islam — Muslims hold al-Haram al-Sharif, with al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, to be the third holiest site and the destination of the Prophet's night journey; it was also the first qibla.
sacred to Judaism — Jerusalem is the historic centre of Temple worship and remains the principal orientation of Jewish religious geography; the Western Wall is part of the Temple Mount's retaining structure.