Explore Jerusalem in Israel

Jerusalem in Jerusalem District with its 714,000 inhabitants is located in Israel and is the capital of this country.

Local time in Jerusalem is 01:01 AM (Friday). The local timezone is "Asia / Jerusalem" with an GMT offset of 3 hours.

Shechem, Bethlehem, Jericho, Hebron, Rishon LeZion, Netanya, Holon, Herzliya, Bet Shemesh, Beersheba and Ashdod are locations relativly near and could be worth to discover when around.A few smaller & nearer places interesting to visit on your trip may be Temple Area, Al Musrarah, Old City, East Jerusalem and West Jerusalem.

According to our records, there are 10 airports in the area. The closest airport is Jerusalem Airport with a distance of 6 mi (or 9.7 km) south of the centre of Jerusalem. Have a look at our dedicated photo album to get an idea of what this destinations is like. Want to see live images? Visit our page with of local online cameras. Need a few ideas for finding things to see and want to know more about this place? Check the related Jerusalem attractions page. The same applies for local events and videos.

Jerusalem Gallery

Betlejem

Betlejem
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Jeruzsálem

Jeruzsálem
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Jerusalem - Jewish Cemetary of the Mount of Olives

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Sightseeing & Attractions

Ramat Rachel: "Ramat Rachel" is a kibbutz in Israel just south of the city center of Jerusalem, overlooking Bethlehem. A frontier kibbutz since its founding, it was destroyed three times between 1929 and 1967. In 1948 it changed hands six times, and in 1967 it was the target of intensive artillery shelling from Jordanian positions ...
Distance to Jerusalem: 2.8 mi South - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 31.74, 35.22

Har Homa: : "Wall Mountain"; , translit "Jabal Abu Ghneim") is a neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem, opposite the Bethlehem suburb of Beit Sahour. In 1991, then Israeli Cabinet Minister Yitzhak Moda'i approved the expropriation of the land on a forested hill to the southeast of Jerusalem, within the extended municipal boundaries, for a new building project ...
Distance to Jerusalem: 3.8 mi South - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 31.72, 35.22

Beit Jala: "Beit Jala" (Arabic: , possibly from Aramaic 'grass carpet') is a small city in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank. It is located about 10 km south of Jerusalem, on the western side of the Hebron road, opposite Bethlehem, at about altitude. According to 1997 statistics compiled by the Palestinian National Information Centre, Beit Jala has 12,239 inhabitants, predominantly ...
Distance to Jerusalem: 5 mi South-West - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 31.72, 35.18

Events & Activities

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Nov

12:00 AM: International Harp Contest in Israel

Webcams

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