Old City of Jerusalem

Worth seeing in and around Old City of Jerusalem

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Al-Aqsa Mosque

   The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. In some sources the building is also named al-Masjid al-Aqṣā, but this name primarily applies to the wider compound in which the building sits, which is itself also known as 'al-Aqsa Mosque', 'al-Aqsa' or 'Haram al-Sharif'.

   200 m · the main prayer hall of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Israel Museum

   The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum.

   2.9 km · national museum of the state of Israel in Jerusalem · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Dome of the Rock

   The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad.

   200 m · Islamic building in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hebrew University of Jerusalem

   The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is an Israeli public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, it is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in Israel, having been founded 30 years before the establishment of the State of Israel but six years after the older Technion university.

   2.1 km · Israeli university in Jerusalem · Wikipedia
5. 05
   National Library of Israel

   The National Library of Israel, formerly Jewish National and University Library, is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage. The library holds more than 5 million books, and is located in the Government complex near the Knesset.

   2.9 km · national library in Israel · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Calvary

   Calvary or Golgotha, derived from Golgolta, was a site immediately outside Roman Jerusalem's walls where, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, Jesus was crucified. Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage.

   500 m · site outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified according to the Gospels · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Temple in Jerusalem

   The Temple in Jerusalem, or alternatively the Holy Temple, refers to the two religious structures that served as the central places of worship for Israelites and Jews on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to the Hebrew Bible, the First Temple was built in the 10th century BCE, during the reign of Solomon over the United Kingdom of Israel.

   200 m · Structures on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem serving as Israelite religious centers · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of the Holy Sepulchre

   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. The church is simultaneously the seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Catholic Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

   500 m · church in Jerusalem, containing the two holiest sites in Christianity · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Solomon's Temple

   Solomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple, was a Temple in Jerusalem believed to have existed between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE. Its description is largely based on narratives in the Hebrew Bible, in which it was commissioned by biblical king Solomon, the son of King David. It was reportedly destroyed during the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE. According to Josephus, this was 470 years after it was built.

   200 m · holy temple in ancient Jerusalem before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Mount of Olives

    The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City.

    1.1 km · mountain in Jerusalem that is mentioned several times in the Bible · Wikipedia

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Getting to Old City of Jerusalem

Airports

Ben Gurion (TLV), 42 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 72 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 75 km

• Tel Aviv → Old City of Jerusalem

  2612 km · quickest by air, 8h 31m · ₪1,780–2,770
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• Eilat → Old City of Jerusalem

  2857 km · quickest by air, 10h 24m · ₪1,880–2,920
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• Amman → Old City of Jerusalem

  2686 km · quickest by air, 8h 5m · JD400–620
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