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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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West Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel · Asia
About West Jerusalem
West Jerusalem works well as a base: 10 minutes from Az Za‘ayyim, 36km from Dead Sea.
West Jerusalem is in Jerusalem, Israel, with about 400,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Az Za‘ayyim, about 4 km away.
West Jerusalem or Western Jerusalem (Hebrew: מַעֲרַב יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, Ma'aráv Yerushaláyim; Arabic: القدس الغربية, al-Quds al-Ġarbiyyah) is the section of Jerusalem that was controlled by Israel at the end of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. As the city was divided by the Green Line (Israel's erstwhile de facto border,Read more
established by the 1949 Armistice Agreements), West Jerusalem was formally delineated as the counterpart to East Jerusalem, which was controlled by Jordan. Though Israel has controlled the entirety of Jerusalem since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, the boundaries of West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem remain internationally recognized as de jure due to their significance to the process of determining the status of Jerusalem, which has been among the primary points of contention in the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. With certain exceptions, undivided Jerusalem is not internationally recognized as the sovereign territory of either Israel or the State of Palestine. However, recognition of Israeli sovereignty over only West Jerusalem is more widely accepted as a plausible diplomatic position, as the United Nations regards East Jerusalem as part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near West Jerusalem?
Within an hour or so of West Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (1 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (2 km), Dome of the Rock (2 km), Yad Vashem (4 km).
Are there any good drives near West Jerusalem?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is West Jerusalem?
West Jerusalem is in Jerusalem, Israel, about 4 km from Az Za‘ayyim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 400,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Jerusalem
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 31.7820, 35.2196
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Worth the detour from West Jerusalem
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Dome of the Rock
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
2 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
4 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Dead Sea
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Wadi Mujib
Jordan's 'Grand Canyon': a deep gorge with thrilling canyoneering routes through slot canyons to the Dead Sea.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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