Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Neil Armstrong said when he visited Jerusalem, “I am more excited stepping on these stones than I was stepping on the moon.”

Jerusalem is a city in a Middle East. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. Jerusalem was founded as the City of David in 1010 BCE, but there’s evidence of settlements there going back all the way to 4500 BCE. Jerusalem is also of great importance for Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Jerusalem's population is comprised of 61 percent Jules 36 percent Muslims, one-person Arab Christians and 1 percent non Arab Christians.

Jerusalem is home to more than 400 high tech companies

Jerusalem is considered holy city for all Christians , Jules and Muslims.

Jerusalem is named more than 900 times in the Hebrew Bible.

Along the history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice we say to 23 times captured and recaptured 44 times and attacked 52 times.

Jerusalem has been conquered more than 40 times including by the Persians , the Romans, the Ottoman, Turks and the British. More than 100 battles have been fought for control of Jerusalem

over the course of its history. Jerusalem is a walled city. Its walls are about 2.5 miles long and 40 feet high and 8ft thick. There are 34 watchtowers along Jerusalem’s walls, and there are 7 gates for traffic.

 There are more than 50 Christian churches, 33 Muslim mosque and 300 Jewish synagogues in the city. Some of the olive trees in Jerusalem are more than 800 years old. Jerusalem is the

third holiest city in Islam outside of  Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia

The first Qiblah of Muslims in the Islamic prophet Muhammad time was al-aqsa mosque in the city of Jerusalem. this Qibla was used for over 13 years. the Qibla is

 In the Middle Ages, Jews were banned from Jerusalem by Christians and later the ban was lifted by Muslims.

There are more than 1,500 public parks and gardens in Jerusalem – that’s a lot of green space in the desert!