Jerusalem

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

City city Q1218

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Jerusalem

Summary

Jerusalem is a city^[1]. Jerusalem has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

Jerusalem was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
Jerusalem was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
Jerusalem was a member of Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities^[5].
Jerusalem was a member of The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA^[6].
Jerusalem is located in Quds Governorate^[7].
Jerusalem is located in Jerusalem District^[8].
Jerusalem is in the country of Israel^[9].
Jerusalem is in the country of Palestine^[10].
Jerusalem's head of government is recorded as Moshe Lion^[11].
Jerusalem is on the continent of Asia^[12].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as city^[13].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as holy city of Abrahamic religion^[14].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as largest city^[15].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[16].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as big city^[17].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as Roman city^[18].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[19].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[20].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as national capital^[21].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as corpus separatum^[22].
Jerusalem's instance of is recorded as city council^[23].
Jerusalem's shares border with is recorded as Ramat Rachel^[24].
Jerusalem's shares border with is recorded as Mevaseret Zion^[25].
Jerusalem's shares border with is recorded as Beit Zayit^[26].
Jerusalem's shares border with is recorded as Hizma^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Israel^[9], a Mediterranean country^[28], in Israel^[29], founded in 1948^[30] and Palestine^[10], a country^[31], in Palestine^[32], founded in 1988^[33]. Located in include Quds Governorate^[7], a governorate of the State of Palestine^[34], in Palestine^[35], founded in 1996^[36], headquartered in East Jerusalem^[37] and Jerusalem District^[8], a districts of Israel^[38], in Israel^[39]. Jerusalem is on the continent of Asia^[12]. Jerusalem is part of Palestine^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[13], holy city of Abrahamic religion^[14], largest city^[15], tourist destination^[16], big city^[17], and Roman city^[18].

History and Context

4000 BC marks the founding of Jerusalem^[41]. Shalim is named after Jerusalem^[42].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jerusalem include Quds Force^[43], a special forces^[44], in Iran^[45], founded in 1988^[46], headquartered in Tehran^[47]; Al-Quds Brigades^[48], an armed organization^[49], in Palestine^[50], founded in 1987^[51]; Quds Governorate^[52], a governorate of the State of Palestine^[53], in Palestine^[54], founded in 1996^[55], headquartered in East Jerusalem^[56]; Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat^[57], a musical work/composition^[58]; al-Quds Hospital, Gaza^[59], a hospital^[60], in Palestine^[61], headquartered in Gaza City^[62]; Jerusalén^[63], a district of El Salvador^[64], in El Salvador^[65]; Jerusalem Prize for jewish Biblical Literature^[66], an award^[67], in Israel^[68], founded in 1955^[69]; and Jérusalem^[70], a dramatico-musical work^[71].

Why It Matters

Jerusalem has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Jerusalem is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[72]

Entities named for Jerusalem include Quds Force^[43], a special forces^[44], in Iran^[45], founded in 1988^[46], headquartered in Tehran^[47]; Al-Quds Brigades^[48], an armed organization^[49], in Palestine^[50], founded in 1987^[51]; Quds Governorate^[52], a governorate of the State of Palestine^[53], in Palestine^[54], founded in 1996^[55], headquartered in East Jerusalem^[56]; Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat^[57], a musical work/composition^[58]; al-Quds Hospital, Gaza^[59], a hospital^[60], in Palestine^[61], headquartered in Gaza City^[62]; and Jerusalén^[63], a district of El Salvador^[64], in El Salvador^[65].

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Quick Facts

Instance of city, holy city of Abrahamic religion, tourist destination, big city, Roman city, ancient city, disputed territory, national capital, corpus separatum, city council, largest city

Inception 4000 BC

Country Kingdom of Judah, Hasmonean dynasty, Roman Palestine, Byzantine Empire, early Islamic period in Palestine, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Ayyubid dynasty, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Ayyubid dynasty, Mamluk Sultanate, Ottoman Empire, Israel, Jordan, Israel, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration, Mandatory Palestine, Palestine

Official website www.jerusalem.muni.il, www.gov.il

Coordinate location 🗺️ 31.777°, 35.234°, 🗺️ 31.779°, 35.226°

Capital of Quds Governorate, Jerusalem District, Israel, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Kingdom of Israel, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Herodian Kingdom of Judea, Kingdom of Judah, Mandatory Palestine, Palestine

Part of Palestine

Properties

Area +125.42

Coat of arms Emblem of Jerusalem

Continent Asia

Demonym Hiérosolymitain, ירושלמי, مقدسي, Jeruzalemmer, ירושלמית, Jerusalemite, jerosolimitano, hierosolimitano, Jerusalemano, jerozolimczyk, jerozolimka, jerozolimczycy, jerozolimki, Gerosolimitani, ירושלימער

Described by source Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Otto's encyclopedia, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar', Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band, Pauly–Wissowa, Meyer’s Universum, Einundzwanzigster Band

Different from Jerusalem

Economy of topic economy of Jerusalem

Elevation above sea level +754

Flag flag of Jerusalem

Geography of topic geography of Jerusalem

Hashtag jerusalem

Head of government Moshe Lion

History of topic history of Jerusalem

Language used Arabic, Hebrew

Legislative body Municipality of Jerusalem

Local dialing code 2

Located in the administrative territorial entity Quds Governorate, Jerusalem District, Judaea, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem

Located in time zone UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00

Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Israel, WikiProject Palestine, WikiProject Judaism, WikiProject Jewish history, WikiProject Christianity, WikiProject Islam, WikiProject Religion, WikiProject Ancient Near East, WikiProject History, WikiProject Middle Ages, WikiProject Crusades, WikiProject Former countries, WikiProject Ottoman Empire, WikiProject Geography, WikiProject Core cities

Member of League of Historical Cities, Organization of World Heritage Cities, Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities, The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA

Named after Shalim

Native label ירושלים, القدس

Office held by head of government Mayor of Jerusalem, Mayor of Jerusalem, Mayor of Jerusalem, alderman

Official name ירושלים, أورشليم, القدس

On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

P14483 j/jerusalen

P14586 78194

Partially coincident with Aelia Capitolina

Permanent duplicated item Q21200806, Q58235873

Population 1.1M (4.7k–1.1M, n=27)

Postal code 91000–91999

Present in work Civilization V, The Discovery of Heaven

Shares border with Ramat Rachel, Mevaseret Zion, Beit Zayit, Hizma, Al-Ram, Ramallah, Even Sapir, Beit Yala, Abu Dis, Ora, Bethlehem

Significant event Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Assyrian siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jebus, crucifixion of Jesus, Resurrection of Jesus, Ascension of Jesus, Pentecost, Isra and Mi'raj

Social media followers +2181, +1952

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Twinned administrative body New York City, Ayabe, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Cusco, Fez, Bratislava, Kyiv, Tbilisi, Helwan

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🏷️ Also known as

en J'lem en Yerushalayim en Aelia Capitolina en Al-Quds ar بيت المقدس ar أورشليم القدس ar القدس الشريف ar أورشليم ar أولى القبلتين ar مدينة القدس ar أورسالم cs Jeruzalem cs Jerusalém cs Jerusalem da Zions Stad da Den Gyldne Stad da Davids By da Fredens By de al-Quds el Ιεροσόλυμα

🔗 Connections

← Work location 1037

Jesus Christ, Benjamin Netanyahu, Golda Meir, Shimon Peres, Ariel Sharon, Yizhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, Yuval Noah Harari +1029 more

People who died here 734

Solomon, David, Judas Iscariot, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Shota Rustaveli, St. James the Elder, Martin Buber, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda +726 more

People born here 719

Mary, Yizhak Rabin, Josephus, Edward Said, Ada Yonath, Daniel, Reuven Rivlin, Theodore I +711 more

Contained subdivisions 486

Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israel Museum, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Old City of Jerusalem, Western Wall, National Library of Israel, Temple in Jerusalem, The Temple Institute +478 more

← Headquarters location 173

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Pharisees, Yad Vashem, Sadducees, Academy of the Hebrew Language, Zealotry, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Beitar Jerusalem F.C. +165 more

Residents 110

Paul the Apostle, Benjamin Netanyahu, Saint Peter, Al-Ghazali, Natalie Portman, Golda Meir, Golda Meir, Golda Meir +102 more

Located in this place 82

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Resurrection of Jesus, Bible Lands Museum, Academy of the Hebrew Language, Siege of Jerusalem, 2012 Gaza War, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem +74 more

← Narrative location 71

World War Z, The Last Temptation of Christ, Jerusalem Delivered, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, The Greatest Story Ever Told, King of Kings, Mary Magdalene, Acts of Peter +63 more

← Place of publication 51

Filastin, God TV, Encyclopedia of the Holocaust, Israel Exploration Journal, Al-Fajr (Palestinian newspaper), al-Quds, Suriyya al-Janubiyya, Al Jamia Al Arabiya +43 more

← Category combines topics 43

Category:People from Jerusalem, Category:Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Category:Mountains of Jerusalem, Category:Geography of Jerusalem, Category:Churches in Jerusalem, Category:Religion in Jerusalem, Category:Culture of Jerusalem, Category:Religious buildings and structures in Jerusalem +35 more

← Place of burial 30

Jesus Christ, Solomon, David, Rehoboam, Hezekiah, Josiah, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Abijah +22 more

Named after 23

Kingdom of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, Quds Force, Jerusalem syndrome, Quds Governorate, Jerusalem Prize, Jerusalem Day, Jerusalén +15 more

Significant event 19

Pentecost, Resurrection of Jesus, crucifixion of Jesus, Ascension of Jesus, Isra and Mi'raj, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Jerusalem +11 more

← Location of formation 15

Christianity, Catholic Church, The Jewish Home, Hatnuah, Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, Israel Broadcasting Authority, Jewish Power, Presidential Medal of Distinction +7 more

Country 14

Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Judah, Mandatory Palestine, Kingdom of Jerusalem +6 more

← Capital 13

Israel, Kingdom of Judah, Mandatory Palestine, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Kingdom of Israel, Quds Governorate, Herodian Kingdom of Judea +5 more

Shares border with 11

Bethlehem, Ramallah, Abu Dis, Beit Yala, Mevaseret Zion, Al-Ram, Ramat Rachel, Hizma +3 more

← Depicts 11

Madaba Map, Module:Location map/data/Jerusalem, Civitates orbis terrarum, Holyland Model of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Module:Location map/data/Israel jerusalem, Agony in the Garden, The Presentation in the Temple +3 more

← Shares border with 11

Bethlehem, Ramallah, Abu Dis, Beit Yala, Mevaseret Zion, Al-Ram, Ramat Rachel, Hizma +3 more

Capital of 10

Israel, Palestine, Kingdom of Judah, Mandatory Palestine, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Kingdom of Israel, Quds Governorate +2 more

Maintained by wikiproject 10

WikiProject Geography, WikiProject History, WikiProject Christianity, WikiProject Islam, WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Religion, WikiProject Israel, WikiProject Judaism +2 more

Twinned administrative body 10

New York City, Rio de Janeiro, Kyiv, Prague, Tbilisi, Bratislava, Fez, Cusco +2 more

← Twinned administrative body 9

New York City, Rio de Janeiro, Kyiv, Prague, Tbilisi, Bratislava, Cusco, Helwan +1 more

Described by source 7

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus

Instance of 7

city, tourist destination, big city, city council, corpus separatum, disputed territory, Roman city

← Facet of 7

history of Jerusalem, Jerusalem in Judaism, demographic history of Jerusalem, Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period, Jerusalem in Christianity, Jerusalem in Islam, honorary citizen of Jerusalem

← Location of creation 7

salah, Black Madonna of Częstochowa, Huda, The Shadow of Death, Sirat al-Mustaqim, Sabil Allah, good works in Islam

← Main subject 5

Kingdom of Heaven, Jerusalem Delivered, Jerusalem of Gold, Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Cartography of Jerusalem

Located in the administrative territorial entity 4

Jerusalem District, Judaea, Quds Governorate, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem

Office held by head of government 4

alderman, Mayor of Jerusalem, Mayor of Jerusalem, Mayor of Jerusalem

← Applies to jurisdiction 3

flag of Jerusalem, Emblem of Jerusalem, Mayor of Jerusalem

Language used 2

Arabic, Hebrew

Located in time zone 2

UTC+03:00, UTC+02:00

Member of 2

Organization of World Heritage Cities, League of Historical Cities

On focus list of wikimedia project 2

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Present in work 2

Civilization V, The Discovery of Heaven

← Ancestral home 2

Shireen Abu Akleh, Varsen Aghabekian

← Field of work 2

Francis Edward Peters, Bauhaus Center Tel Aviv

← Filming location 2

Dig, Hit & Run

← Most populous urban area 2

Israel, Palestine

← Place served by transport hub 2

Ben Gurion Airport, Jerusalem International Airport

← Start point 2

2018 Giro d'Italia, 2018 Giro d'Italia, stage 1

Belongs to 1

Four Holy Cities

Category for maps or plans 1

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Category for people born here 1

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Continent 1

Asia

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Jerusalem

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Factgrid item id 1

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Nofei Prat

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Head of government 1

Moshe Lion

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Legislative body 1

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Named after 1

Shalim

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Palestine

Partially coincident with 1

Aelia Capitolina

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Salem

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Richard Wagner

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Green Line

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Jerusalem District

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← Indigenous to 1

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← Located in/on physical feature 1

Mount of Olives

← Location of discovery 1

Black Madonna of Częstochowa

← Model item 1

holy city

← Object of occurrence 1

Judaization of Jerusalem

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Chief Rabbinate of Israel

← Operating area 1

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Aelia Capitolina

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Carole Cadwalladr

← Proxy 1

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Daussois

← Said to be the same as 1

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[11] ↑ Jerusalem — head of government (P6): Moshe Lion. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jerusalem — country (P17): Israel. archINFORM. Retrieved 2018-08-06. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jerusalem — country (P17): Palestine. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jerusalem — continent (P30): Asia. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): city. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): holy city of Abrahamic religion. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): largest city. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): tourist destination. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): big city. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): Roman city. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): ancient city. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): disputed territory. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): national capital. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): corpus separatum. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jerusalem — instance of (P31): city council. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jerusalem — shares border with (P47): Ramat Rachel. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jerusalem — shares border with (P47): Mevaseret Zion. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jerusalem — shares border with (P47): Beit Zayit. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jerusalem — shares border with (P47): Hizma. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jerusalem — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Quds Governorate. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jerusalem — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Jerusalem District. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Jerusalem — named after (P138): Shalim. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Jerusalem — part of (P361): Palestine. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jerusalem — member of (P463): League of Historical Cities. lhc-s.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28. lhc-s.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jerusalem — member of (P463): Organization of World Heritage Cities. ovpm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31. ovpm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jerusalem — member of (P463): Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jerusalem — member of (P463): The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Jerusalem — inception (P571): 4000 BC. wikidata.org.

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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.

24d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Located in time zone → UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43894|batch #43894]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
26d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Biblissima authority id → Q27167

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27167, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
4w ago · Nk · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Population → {'amount': '+865721'}, {'amount': '+718900'}, {'amount': '+657500'} +23

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 1,050,151"
5w 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 → Q44521

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P94]]: Jerusalem emblem.svg"
7w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14586 → 78194

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 78194, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
7w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Oxford classical dictionary id → 3490

Country → Kingdom of Judah, Hasmonean dynasty, Roman Palestine +13

Instance of → city, holy city of Abrahamic religion, largest city +8

Capital of → Quds Governorate, Jerusalem District, Mandatory Palestine +7

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3490, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285700|Jerusalem (#107285700)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictiona"
8w ago · Textcurator · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Instance of → city, holy city of Abrahamic religion, largest city +8

"/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q51929311]]"
9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → jerusalem

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: jerusalem, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289940737|jerusalem (#289940737)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Svkkl authority id → g0001990-Jeruzalem

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0001990-Jeruzalem, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
11w ago · דג ירוק · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Demonym → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hiérosolymitain'}, {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'ירושלמי'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مقدسي'} +11

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1549]]: ירושלימער"
12w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14483 → j/jerusalen

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: j/jerusalen, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
12w ago · דג ירוק · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Part of → Palestine

"/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q801]]"
14w ago · RealityBites · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.77888888888889, 'lon': 35.22555555555556}

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 31°46'36.044"N, 35°14'2.962"E"
14w 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 */ [[Property:P4171]]: 1483, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/44664216|Jerusalem* (#44664216)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1168|World Heritage Tentative L"

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