The Ottoman City Walls surround the Old City of Jerusalem.
The Dome of the Rock is in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The walls of the Old City of Jerusalem were last built by King Herod of the Roman Empire (also known as Herod the Great) Herod was responsible for the building and fortifying the old city, at that point in history, the only city of Jerusalem, the smaller city within Jerusalem known as the City of David and the famous mountaintop vacation palace turned Jewish stronghold called Massada. This buildup took place between 73 and 4 BCE during the time of the second great temple of the Jews. It has been discussed at great length, how old Jerusalem is and who was the first to fortify it. Most historians agree that Jerusalem was founded approximately 3000 to 3100 years ago (1300 BCE) by Cannanites and Amorites and named for one of their gods Salem or Shalem. Abraham, it is said, visited this city during this time. Jerusalem was said to have been first fortified 1000 years later by another group of Cannanites, the Jebusites. Calling the Walled part of the city the City of Zion. The walls that are seen today were the walls built by Herod toward the end of the last millineum BCE.
The Hadaya store is located in the old city. 91 HaYehudim st Jewish Quarter, Old City Jerusalem 97500 Israel
Jaffa street runs on the whole city of Jerusalem, from the central bus station to the old city.
Israel recaptured the Old City of Jerusalem in 1967. No transfer occurred in 1987.
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Golgotha is directly outside the Old City Wall of Jerusalem.
They were expanded, as Israel took the Old City from the Jordanians after being attacked.See also the Related Link.More about Jerusalem
because king bravo the prophet of humanities group who developed the old city and they want the old city to beacome new so they called it jerusalem as a new city with a great civilization.
The city area of Jerusalem is about 125 km2/48 sq mi. Jerusalem's metropolitan area is about 652 km2 / 252 sq mi. Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Israel and its largest city.
The City of Jerusalem was built by the Israelites who, at that time, spoke only Hebrew. Some argue that they spoke Old Canaanite, but Hebrew and Old Canaanite are just dialects of each other.