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East Jerusalem

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Also known as Eastern Jerusalem, Arab Jerusalem

Eastern part of Jerusalem, in dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs since 1967

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East Jerusalem is the eastern part of the city of Jerusalem that has been contested between Israel and Palestinian Arabs since 1967. It matters because control over this territory is central to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to negotiations over the future status of Jerusalem.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
neighborhood
Country
Palestine
Population
236000
Elevation
760
Capital of
Palestine
Image
Jerusalem-2013-Aerial-Temple Mount 03.jpg
Dialing code
02
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topic's main category
Category:East Jerusalem
twinned administrative body
Fez
Commons category
East Jerusalem
located in/on physical feature
West Bank
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Encyclopedic overview

View of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City which are part of East Jerusalem 2025 United Nations OCHA map of the area, showing Israeli occupation arrangements

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “East Jerusalem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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