West Jerusalem
West Jerusalem represents the modern commercial heart of the city, which was the focus for development in the capital from the time of Israeli independence in 1948 to the reunification of the city with the Six Day War in 1967.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 400,000 residents
- Description: section of Jerusalem that remained under Israeli control after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- Also known as: “Jerusalem West”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Damascus Gate.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Damascus Gate
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway leading out to Nablus, which in the Hebrew Bible was called Shechem or Sichem, and from there, in times…
Jaffa Gate
City gate
Photo: Hreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jaffa Gate is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name Jaffa Gate is currently used for both the historical Ottoman gate from 1538, and for the wide gap in the city wall adjacent to it to the south.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerusalem and Old City.
Jerusalem
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claim it is their capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.
Old City
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of Jerusalem surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.
East Jerusalem
Photo: Papierdrache, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Jerusalem is the part of Jerusalem that belongs to the Palestinian territories. The walled Old City is formally part of it, but is discussed in its own article.
West Jerusalem
- Categories: urban area and neighborhood
- Location: Jerusalem District, Jerusalem Hills, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover West Jerusalem from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“West Jerusalem” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Jeruzalemi Perëndimor”
- Arabic: “القدس الغربية”
- Armenian: “Արևմտյան Երուսաղեմ”
- Basque: “Mendebaldeko Jerusalem”
- Bengali: “পশ্চিম জেরুজালেম”
- Bhojpuri: “पश्चिम यरुशलम”
- Catalan: “Jerusalem Oest”
- Cebuano: “West Jerusalem”
- Chinese: “西耶路撒冷”
- Czech: “Západní Jeruzalém”
- Danish: “Vestjerusalem”
- Dutch: “West-Jeruzalem”
- Esperanto: “Okcidenta Jerusalemo”
- Esperanto: “Uesta Jerusalemo”
- French: “Jérusalem-Ouest”
- German: “Westjerusalem”
- Greek: “Δυτική Ιερουσαλήμ”
- Hebrew: “ירושלים המערבית”
- Hebrew: “מערב ירושלים” (historical)
- Hindi: “पश्चिम यरुशलम”
- Indonesian: “Yerusalem Barat”
- Italian: “Gerusalemme ovest”
- Italian: “Gerusalemme Ovest”
- Japanese: “西エルサレム”
- Korean: “서부꾸드스”
- Korean: “서예루살렘”
- Latvian: “Rietumjeruzaleme”
- Lithuanian: “Vakarų Jeruzalė”
- Luxembourgish: “Westjerusalem”
- Malagasy: “Jerosalema Andrefana”
- Malay: “Baitulmaqdis Barat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vest-Jerusalem”
- Norwegian: “Vest-Jerusalem”
- Persian: “اورشلیم غربی”
- Persian: “بیتالمقدس غربی”
- Polish: “Zachodnia Jerozolima”
- Portuguese: “Jerusalém Ocidental”
- Russian: “Западный Иерусалим”
- Slovak: “Západný Jeruzalem”
- Spanish: “Jerusalén Occidental”
- Spanish: “Jerusalen Oeste”
- Spanish: “Jerusalén Oeste”
- Swedish: “Västra Jerusalem”
- Turkish: “Batı Kudüs”
- Ukrainian: “Західний Єрусалим”
- Urdu: “مغربی یروشلم”
- Uzbek: “Gʻarbiy Quddus”
- Yiddish: “מערב ירושלים”
- Yue Chinese: “西耶路撒冷”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nahalat Shiva and Russian Compound.
Jerusalem Hills: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Ein Kerem, Abu Ghosh, and Haredi.
Explore These Curated Destinations
Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “West Jerusalem”. Photo: Ting Chen, CC BY-SA 2.0.