East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem is the portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line.
East Jerusalem is the portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line. It was established formally by the armistice agreements at the end of the 1948 Palestine war. It is considered to be the capital and part of the Palestinian territories according to international law by the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations, and under illegal occupation by Israel. Many states recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, whereas other states see East Jerusalem as the future capital of Palestine while referring to it as "an occupied territory".
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What Wikivoyage says to see
This hill is located next to the Old City, just south of the Armenian Quarter. It was the only part of ancient Jerusalem that was under Israeli control in 1948–1967. "Zion" is an old name for Jerusalem. "Mount Zion" received its name in the Middle Ages, when it was thought that the original location of Jerusalem was on this hill.
- 01Church of the Dormition
Adorned by a conical dome and a tall bell tower, this Mount Zion church is the traditional site of the Virgin Mary's death.
- 02King David's Tomb
Adjoining the Church of the Dormition and located on the lower floor of the Crusader building is a small chamber venerated as King David's Tomb.
- 03Last Supper Room
A room in the David's Tomb Compound, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
- 04Chamber of the Holocaust
Located directly opposite the Tomb of David on Mount Zion, this small museum is maintained by the Diaspora Yeshiva.
- 05Schindler's Tomb
Hours are not set and more often than not, the gate to the cemetery is closed and locked.
- 06St Peter in Gallicantu
Located to the east of Mount Zion and overlooking the Kidron Valley, this church commemorates the traditional site of St Peter's denial of Christ.
From Wikivoyage: East Jerusalem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Temple Mount Sifting Project
Tzurim Valley National Park (Enter from Derech E-Tur Shmuel Ben Adaya),.
- 02Givat HaArbaa Hill
Overlooking Bethlehem, this hill is a popular destination for hiking.
From Wikivoyage: East Jerusalem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Kan Zman Jerusalem Hotel, Nablus Road,. 07:00–00:00. Middle Eastern specialities plus pasta and salads. Not kosher. Main courses start at about ₪30, and there are ₪50 buffets on Thursday and Saturday nights. American Colony Hotel, One Louis Vincent St.,. 12:00–15:00 and 19:00-23:45. French and Middle Eastern cuisine. Reservations advised. Not kosher. Three-course meals from $25.
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Getting to East Jerusalem
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 41 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 72 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 75 km
- Tel Aviv → East Jerusalem54 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · ₪22–29
- Amman → East Jerusalem70 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · JD4–5
- El Arish → East Jerusalem155 km · quickest by road, 4h 45m · E£340–450
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for East Jerusalem
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for East Jerusalem. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inShared taxis to Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron also leave from here.
From Wikivoyage: Jerusalem/East, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem is 1 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.