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Section of Jerusalem in the West Bank

East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem is the portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line.

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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".

Get in

Getting to East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem has three central stations for Arab urban and intercity buses. All are close to each other, just north of the Old City. Listed in geographical order, from west to east:

  1. 01
    HaNeviim

    Buses to Bethlehem, Hebron, and southern Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem.

  2. 02
    Nablus Road
  3. 03
    Sultan Suleiman
See

Worth seeing

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.

  1. 01
    Church 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.

  2. 02
    King 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.

  3. 03
    Last Supper Room

    A room in the David's Tomb Compound, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.

  4. 04
    Chamber of the Holocaust

    Located directly opposite the Tomb of David on Mount Zion, this small museum is maintained by the Diaspora Yeshiva.

  5. 05
    Schindler's Tomb

    Hours are not set and more often than not, the gate to the cemetery is closed and locked.

  6. 06
    St 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.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Temple Mount Sifting Project

    Tzurim Valley National Park (Enter from Derech E-Tur Shmuel Ben Adaya),.

  2. 02
    Givat HaArbaa Hill

    Overlooking Bethlehem, this hill is a popular destination for hiking.

Eat

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.

How locals move

Getting around East Jerusalem the local way

  • Get inShared taxis to Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron also leave from here.

From Wikivoyage: Jerusalem/East, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: PRAVEEN (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.