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Old City (Jerusalem)
The Old City (, Ha'Ir Ha'Atiqah, , al-Balda al-Qadimah, , , Yerusaghemi hin k'aghak' ) is a  walled area within the modern city of Jerusalem. Until 1860, when the Jewish neighborhood Mishkenot Sha'ananim was established, this area constituted the entire city of Jerusalem. The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims, the Temple Mount and Western Wall for Jews and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 1981.

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