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Jerusalem

city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions
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Summary

Jerusalem is a city[1]. Jerusalem ranks in the top 0.072% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66,185 views/month, #4 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: League of Historical Cities[3], Organization of World Heritage Cities[4], Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities[5], The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA[6]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Quds Governorate[7], Jerusalem District[8]
  • Country: Israel[9], Palestine[10]
  • Head of government: Moshe Lion[11]
  • Continent: Asia[12]
  • Instance of: holy city of Abrahamic religion[13], tourist destination[14], big city[15], Roman city[16], ancient city[17], disputed territory[18], national capital[19], corpus separatum[20], city council[21], largest city[22]
  • Shares border with: Ramat Rachel[23], Mevaseret Zion[24], Beit Zayit[25], Hizma[26], Al-Ram[27], Ramallah[28], Even Sapir[29], Beit Yala[30], Abu Dis[31], Ora[32], Bethlehem[33]
  • Named after: Shalim[34]
  • Flag: flag of Jerusalem[35]
  • Twinned administrative body: New York City[36], Ayabe[37], Prague[38], Rio de Janeiro[39], Cusco[40], Fez[41], Bratislava[42], Kyiv[43], Tbilisi[44], Helwan[45]
  • Legislative body: Municipality of Jerusalem[46]
  • Coat of arms: Emblem of Jerusalem[47]
  • Postal code: 91000–91999[48]
  • Commons category: Jerusalem[49]
  • Local dialing code: 2[50]
  • Inception: 4000 BC[51]
  • Coordinate location: 31.776679, 35.234156[52], 31.77888888888889, 35.22555555555556[53]
  • Significant event: Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem[54], Siege of Jerusalem[55], Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem[56]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Jerusalem include Knights Hospitaller[57], a religious military order[58], founded in 1099[59]; Kingdom of Jerusalem[60], a Crusader states[61], in Syria[62], founded in 1099[63]; Quds Force[64], a special forces[65], in Iran[66], founded in 1988[67], headquartered in Tehran[68]; Jerusalem syndrome[69], a mental disorder[70]; Al-Quds Brigades[71], an armed organization[72], in Palestine[73], founded in 1987[74]; Jerusalem Prize[75], a literary award[76], in Israel[77], founded in 1963[78]; Jerusalem of Gold[79], a musical work/composition[80]; and Quds Governorate[81], a governorate of the State of Palestine[82], in Palestine[83], founded in 1996[84], headquartered in East Jerusalem[85].

Why It Matters

Jerusalem has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[86] Jerusalem is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[87]

Entities named for Jerusalem include Knights Hospitaller[57], a religious military order[58], founded in 1099[59]; Kingdom of Jerusalem[60], a Crusader states[61], in Syria[62], founded in 1099[63]; Quds Force[64], a special forces[65], in Iran[66], founded in 1988[67], headquartered in Tehran[68]; Jerusalem syndrome[69], a mental disorder[70]; Al-Quds Brigades[71], an armed organization[72], in Palestine[73], founded in 1987[74]; and Jerusalem Prize[75], a literary award[76], in Israel[77], founded in 1963[78].

Related Entities

Abba Eban Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abraham Isaac Kook A. B. Yehoshua Ada Yonath Aelia Eudocia Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Alexander Jannaeus Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science Al-Ghazali Al-Muqaddasi Al-Nasa'i Al-Quds University Amalric I of Jerusalem Amir Peretz Amit Daniely Amon Amos Oz Argaman Institute Ariel Sharon Aristobulus I Arthur Koestler Avigdor Lieberman Avivit Levy Avraham Trahtman Ayelet Shaked Baldwin III of Jerusalem Baldwin II of Jerusalem Baldwin IV of Jerusalem Baldwin V of Jerusalem

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Class ancestry

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → j/jerusalen
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14483: t/tema-jerusalen, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275195|batch #275195]]"
  2. 23d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → j/jerusalen
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: t/tema-jerusalen"
  3. 26d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000430
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Nhk one news topic id: E0000000430"
  4. 5w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dagens nyheter topic id → jerusalem
    Kallías id → KS00025704, KS00025703
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Dagens nyheter topic id: jerusalem, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/34897942|Jerusalem (#34897942)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/488|DN topic]] #mix'n'"
  5. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kallías id → KS00025704, KS00025703
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kallías id: KS00025704, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270933|batch #270933]]"
  6. 7w ago · Gamaliel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The encyclopedia of fantasy id → jerusalem
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The encyclopedia of fantasy id: jerusalem, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/87360022|Jerusalem (#87360022)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3382|Encycloped"
  7. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43894|batch #43894]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  8. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Ann Druyan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q27167, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  9. 12w ago · Nk · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+865721'}, {'amount': '+718900'}, {'amount': '+657500'} +24
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Population: 1,050,151"
  10. 13w ago · Великоросс · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms image → Al Quds coat of Arms.png, Jerusalem emblem.svg
    Coat of arms → Emblem of Jerusalem
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coat of arms image: Jerusalem emblem.svg"
  11. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78194
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 78194, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  12. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 3490
    Country → Kingdom of Judah, Hasmonean dynasty, Roman Palestine +14
    Instance of → city, holy city of Abrahamic religion, tourist destination +8
    Capital of → Quds Governorate, Jerusalem District, Israel +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 3490, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285700|Jerusalem (#107285700)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classi"
  13. 16w ago · Textcurator · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → city, holy city of Abrahamic religion, tourist destination +8
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: largest city"
  14. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → jerusalem
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: jerusalem, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289940737|jerusalem (#289940737)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  15. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0001990-Jeruzalem
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0001990-Jeruzalem, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
  16. 19w ago · דג ירוק · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Demonym → Hiérosolymitain, ירושלמי, مقدسي +12
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Demonym: ירושלימער"
  17. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → j/jerusalen
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: j/jerusalen, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  18. 20w ago · דג ירוק · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Part of: Israel"
  19. 22w ago · RealityBites · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 31.776679, 'longitude': 35.234156}, {'latitude': 31.77888888888889, 'longitude': 35.225555555555
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 31°46'36.044"N, 35°14'2.962"E"
  20. 23w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged at → —
    Image needs reharvest → —
    World heritage tentative list id → 1483
    Image last checked license → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ World heritage tentative list id: 1483, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/44664216|Jerusalem* (#44664216)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1168|World Herita"
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