Jerusalem (isr)

Jerusalem

Jerusalem ranks 100th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Geneva, Shizuoka (city), and Cologne. Memorable people born in Jerusalem include Solomon, Elijah, and Saint Stephen. Memorable people who died in Jerusalem include Jesus, Solomon, and David. Jerusalem has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Jerusalem is located in Israel.

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both the State of Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital. Israel controls the city and maintains its primary governmental institutions there, and Palestine views it as its seat of power. Neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Read more on Wikipedia