"Jerusalem," Israel

Wonders of Asia, "Jerusalem," Israel

• Jerusalem is a religious focal point for the great faiths of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity; It is also recorded in the 18th century bce amarna letters from the reign of Pharaoh Ankhenaton as Urushalaim, city of peace. 
  

• ​The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is the holiest site of Christianity. Six Christian churches administer it. The Western Wall, or Wailing Wall of the Temple Mount. 

• The Dome of the Rock is one of the oldest Islamic monumental religious buildings in the world. The famous Mount of Olives stands outside the gates of Jerusalem. 
  
• The al Aqsa Mosque, the largest mosque in Jerusalem, rises on the Temple Mount, which Moslem call al Haram al Sharif. Built by Islamic rulers and considered an affront by many Jews and Christians, who feel its existence diminishes the significance of the site according to their faiths, the al Aqsa mosque has often been the site of religious confrontation. 

Important DATES to remember of "Jerusalem", Israel part of continent Asia. 

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 ❤️ca.100 BCE: The fortified city of Zion (Jerusalem) is founded.
❤️587 BCE: Nebuchadnezzar conquers Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
❤️164 BCE: The Temple Mount is recaptured by the Maccabis.
❤️66 CE: Year of the Jewish Revolt against Rome.
❤️70: Titus destroys the Second Temple.
❤️135: Jerusalem is destroyed again.
❤️335: The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is consecrated.
❤️527-565: Golden Age of Byzantine Jerusalem.
❤️1187: Saladin conquers Jerusalem.
❤️1538-1539: The Ottoman rulers build the Jaffa Gate and restore the Lion Gate.
❤️1887: A new gate is build providing entry to the Christian quarter.
❤️1926: The Church of the Holy Sepulcher was badly damaged by an earthquake. 
❤️1947: Jerusalem was declared an international zone.
❤️1948-1967: The Kingdom of Jordan administered the Old City and East Jerusalem. 
❤️1967: The State of Israel took over the Old City and East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War, reuniting the municiaplity.
❤️1981: Jerusalem was named a World Cultural named a World Cultural Monument by UNESCO.

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