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Jerusalem Travel Guide

Jerusalem has been the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual center of the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE. The city contains a number of significant ancient Christian sites and is widely considered the third-holiest city in Islam.

About Jerusalem

Jerusalem covers an area of 49 sq. miles (125.1 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 750,000 people being the capital[iii] and largest city of Israel.The city has a history that goes back as far as the 4th millennium, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.

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Ammunition Hill Memorial and Museum

At the top of Givat Ha-Tachmoshet (Ammunition Hill), between Sheikh Jarrah and Ramat Eshkol, the site of a bloody battle in 1967, this museum is dedicated to the reunification of Jerusalem and to those who died in the Six-Day War. You can walk through bunkers and trenches, and five exhibition halls full of weapons, maps, battle plans, and more.



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