Cities 2 Regional Councils 1 Area 652 km² Capital Jerusalem | Local Councils 3 ISO 3166 code IL-JM Population 1.029 million (2013) | |
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Destinations Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Shoresh Clubs and Teams Beitar Jerusalem F.C., Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. Points of interest Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, The Garden Tomb, Mount of Olives, Yad Vashem Colleges and Universities Azrieli College of Engineeri, Jerusalem College of Technology, Hebrew Union College, Schechter Institute of Jewish St, Yeshiva Toras Moshe | ||
The Jerusalem District (Hebrew: מחוז ירושלים; Arabic: منطقة القدس) is one of six administrative districts of Israel. The district capital is Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District has a land area of 652 km². The population of 910,300 is 67.8% Jewish and 30.6% Arab. A fifth (21%) of the Arabs in Israel live in the Jerusalem District, which includes both East and West Jerusalem. Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem has not been recognized by the international community.
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Map of Jerusalem, Israel
The majority of Arabs in the Jerusalem District are Palestinians, eligible for citizenship under Israeli law, but non-citizens by collective choice. The minority are Israeli Arabs living in Abu Ghosh, Beit Safafa and East Jerusalem, where Israeli Arab professionals have settled since the late 1970s, mainly for the provision of legal and other services to the local population. The non-Jewish population is 28.3% Muslims, 1.8% Christians and 1.4% unclassified by religion.
Administrative sub-regions
The Jerusalem Municipality, including East Jerusalem and other annexed parts of the West Bank, constituted with 125 km² about 19% of the Jerusalem District in 2008.