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East Jerusalem is a large city in West Bank, Palestinian Territory with a population of 428,304. Elevation: 2,490 ft (759 m). Average temperature: 70°F (21°C).
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About East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem, the portion of Jerusalem east of the Green Line established formally by the armistice agreements at the end of the 1948 Palestine war, the territory which the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations consider to be the capital and part of the Palestinian territories according to international law, 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".
People
Climate
| Population | 428,304 |
| Population Density | 5,207 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 2,490 ft (759 m) |
| Coordinates | 31.7834°, 35.2339° |
| Timezone | Asia/Hebron |
| Country | 🇵🇸 Palestinian Territory |
| State / Province | West Bank |
| Average Temperature | 70°F (21°C) |
| January Average | 58°F (14°C) |
| July Average | 83°F (28°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 23.6 inches (598 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem is a large city in Palestinian Territory (West Bank) with a population of 428,304. The city sits at an elevation of 2,490 feet (759 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 70°F (21°C). Temperatures range from 58°F in January to 83°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 23.6 inches. The timezone is Asia/Hebron.
Climate in East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem has an average annual temperature of 16.9°C (62°F). The hottest month is Aug (24.6°C), the coldest is Jan (8.3°C). Average annual precipitation is 0 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 70.2°F |
| 30% above Palestinian Territory avg | |
| January Average | 58°F (14°C) |
| July Average | 83°F (28°C) |
| Sunny Days | 344 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 2,490 ft (759 m) |
| Area | 82.3 sq mi (213.1 km²) |
| Population Density | 5,207/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 31.7834°N, 35.2339°W |
| Timezone | Asia/Hebron |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
6 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 8.0 m (26 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1759 | AKKO | Earthquake | 8.0 m | 2,000 | 138 km |
| 2004 | DEAD SEA | Earthquake | 1.0 m | — | 32 km |
| 1837 | ISRAEL and SYRIAN COASTS | Earthquake | — | 6,000 | 138 km |
| 1546 | GAZA - JAFFA | Earthquake | — | — | 35 km |
| 1033 | AKKO | Earthquake | — | 70,000 | 137 km |
| 746 | SYRIAN and EGYPTIAN COASTS | Earthquake | — | — | 35 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F (14°C) | 3.7 in | Wettest |
| February | 50°F (10°C) | 3.0 in | Coldest |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 2.5 in | |
| April | 62°F (16°C) | 0.7 in | |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 0.2 in | |
| June | 73°F (23°C) | 0.0 in | Driest |
| July | 83°F (28°C) | 0.0 in | Warmest |
| August | 76°F (24°C) | 0.0 in | |
| September | 74°F (23°C) | 0.0 in | |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 0.4 in | |
| November | 60°F (15°C) | 1.8 in | |
| December | 51°F (11°C) | 2.8 in |
East Jerusalem has a seasonal temperature swing of 33°F / from 50°F in February to 83°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 15.1 inches, with January being the wettest month (3.7") and June the driest (0.0").
Colleges & Universities in East Jerusalem
| Institution | Type | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al asria College | College | — | — |
| Al Mujtame' Al Teqaneah College | College | — | — |
| Al Quds Open University | University | — | — |
| Al-Bireh College | College | — | — |
| Al-istiqlal university | University | — | — |
| AL-Ommah College | College | — | — |
| Al-Quds Open University | University | — | — |
| Al-Quds University | University | — | — |
| Altekneyah College | College | — | — |
| Arab American University - Ramallah | University | — | Visit → |
| Bethlahem University Office | College | — | — |
| Bethlehem Bible College | College | — | — |
| Bethlehem University | University | — | — |
| Birzeit University | University | — | Visit → |
| College of Activities | College | — | — |
| College of Literature | College | — | — |
| College of Religion | College | — | — |
| College of Science | College | — | — |
| Communications Acadimy | College | — | — |
| Community College of Ramallah | College | — | — |
| Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture | University | — | — |
| Edward Sae'd for music | College | — | — |
| Faculty of Administrative and Finance Sciences | College | — | Visit → |
| Faculty of Arts | College | — | Visit → |
| Faculty of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research | College | — | Visit → |
| Future College | College | — | — |
| Health College | College | — | — |
| Hebron University | University | — | — |
| Institute of Regional Studies (Alquds university) | College | — | — |
| Jericho Institute For Training | College | — | — |
| Masri | College | — | — |
| Modern University College-MUC | University | — | Visit → |
| Palestine Ahliya University | University | — | Visit → |
| Reham Institute | College | — | — |
| Salvatorian Sisters | College | — | — |
| SCI | College | — | — |
| Terra Sancta College Bethlehem | College | — | — |
| Women Society College | College | — | — |
| المهندس اسماعيل طه | College | — | — |
| جامعة القدس المفتوحة | University | — | — |
| كلية | College | — | — |
Radio Stations near East Jerusalem
25 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galgalatz (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| KAN Gimel כאן גימל (IL) | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| ECO99FM (IL) | pop, top 40 | AAC+ | |
| #joint radio Blues Rock (IL) | 60s, 70s | MP3 320 kbps | |
| #joint radio Beat Trance (IL) | ambient, edm | MP3 320 kbps | |
| #joint radio Reggae (IL) | dub, dub reggae | MP3 320 kbps | |
| קול פליי | kol-play (IL) | — | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Kcm FM Channel 01 Live (IL) | hasidic, hebrew | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Radios 100FM רדיוס (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| 100fm - 100% Movies (IL) | movie music, music | AAC+ 128 kbps | |
| Tel Aviv 102FM רדיו תל אביב (IL) | contenmporary, music | AAC+ | |
| Kan Reshet Bet (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: תורה וזימרה (IL) | jewish, music | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: הלכות ודף יומי (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: דעת רבנו (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Radio Breslev Carmiel (IL) | — | MP3 96 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: קצר וקולע (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| 88FM (IL) | — | UNKNOWN | |
| ברסלב פוריו: ספרי ברסלב (IL) | books, jewish | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Rak Musica (IL) | — | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| GUITAR - J. WILLIAMS (IL) | — | MP3 | |
| Radio Plus (XK) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| kzradio (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| toker fm (IL) | religious | MP3 128 kbps | |
| toker fm (US) | religious | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in East Jerusalem
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnon House | ||||
| Al-Bad Museum for Olive Oil Production | ||||
| Archäologischer Park „Durch die Zeiten“ | ||||
| Artas Folklore Center | ||||
| Artist's House | ||||
| Asirei HaMahtarot | ||||
| Baituna Al Talhami Museum | ||||
| Barbur Gallery | ||||
| Beit Sahour Community Center | ||||
| Bethlehem Historical Museum | ||||
| Bible Lands Museum | ||||
| Biblical Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Bloomfield Science Museum | ||||
| Burnt House | ||||
| Dar Zahran Heritage Building | ||||
| Davidson Center | ||||
| Ein Yael | ||||
| Friends of Zion Museum | ||||
| Frumin House | ||||
| Gush Katif Museum | ||||
| Ha'Rav Kook Museum | ||||
| Hebrew Music Museum | ||||
| Hisham's Palace Miseum | ||||
| International Nativity Museum | ||||
| Israel Museum | ||||
| Knesset Museum | ||||
| Mahmoud Darwish Museum (Al-Birweh Park) | ||||
| Mardigian Armenian Museum | ||||
| Memorial of Father Joseph Germer-Durand (1845-1917) | ||||
| Menachem Begin Heritage Center | ||||
| Mount Herzl | ||||
| Museum for Islamic Art | ||||
| Museum of Holocaust Art | ||||
| Museum of Islamic Art | ||||
| Museum of Italian Jewish Art | ||||
| Museum of Tolerance | ||||
| Museum on the Seam | ||||
| Nature Museum | ||||
| Noora Heritage House | ||||
| Palestine Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Palestine Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Palestinian Heritage Museum of Dar al-Tifel | ||||
| People's Museum | ||||
| Pontifical Biblical Institute | ||||
| Ramallah Museum | ||||
| Rockefeller Museum | ||||
| Russian Museum | ||||
| Sakakini Cultural Center | ||||
| Saxum Visitor Center | ||||
| Shrine of the Book | ||||
| Terra Sancta Museum | ||||
| The Holocaust History Museum | ||||
| The Olive press museum | ||||
| The Palestinian Museum | ||||
| Ticho House | ||||
| Yad Va'Shem | ||||
| Yasser Arafat Museum | ||||
| Zedekiah's cave | ||||
| בית האומנים | ||||
| הרובע ההרודיאני | ||||
| מוזיאון מורשת החשמונאים | ||||
| مسجد أهل الخير | ||||
| معهد الآثار |
Libraries in East Jerusalem
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shakra Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Bishara Office | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Kholod Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Nimer Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al-Forsan Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al-Najah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al-Najah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| al-Ubeidiya Library | 0.0 | |||||
| al-Ubeidiya Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Alquds Almaftohah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Amanouiel Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Amanouiel Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Arnold Brener Urban Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Arnold Brener Urban Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Beddu library | 0.0 | |||||
| Beddu library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bethlehem University Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Dar Al-Shorooq library | 0.0 | |||||
| Galoust Gulbenkian Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Harman Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hussary Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ironit | 0.0 | |||||
| Ironit | 0.0 | |||||
| Israel Antiquitiea Authority Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Israel Antiquitiea Authority Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jericho Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jerusalem Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jerusalem Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Kufur Ne'mah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Matnas Baka | 0.0 | |||||
| Matnas Baka | 0.0 | |||||
| Matnas Ramat Bet Shemesh | 0.0 | |||||
| Medo library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ramallah Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| suhar bookshop | 0.0 | |||||
| suhar bookshop | 0.0 | |||||
| The Cultural Center for Palestinian Children | 0.0 | |||||
| The Cultural Center for Palestinian Children | 0.0 | |||||
| The National Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Yusuf Ahmed Alghanim Library | 0.0 | |||||
| הספרייה לארכאולוגיה | 0.0 | |||||
| הספרייה לארכאולוגיה | 0.0 | |||||
| ספרייה עירונית | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית בלומפילד | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית הפקולטה למשפטים | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית כרמים | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית פסגת זאב | 0.0 | |||||
| تكسي الرام | 0.0 | |||||
| تكسي الرام | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة الحسام | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة منيب المصري | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in East Jerusalem
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abu khalid market | |||||
| Bethlehem Marketplace | |||||
| call it spring كول ات سبرينج | |||||
| Duty Free | |||||
| Hisbat Ramallah | |||||
| Machane Yehuda Market | |||||
| Muristan | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Old Market (Al Souq) | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| PalGPS Company | |||||
| PalGPS Company | |||||
| PalGPS Company | |||||
| השוק הערבי | |||||
| שוק האיכרים - רעות |
Breweries in East Jerusalem
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מבשלת שפירא |
Stadiums & Teams in East Jerusalem
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near East Jerusalem
22 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Gurion International Airport | TLV | Large Airport |
| Bar Yehuda Airfield | MTZ | Medium Airport |
| Nevatim Air Base | VTM | Medium Airport |
| Tel Nof Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Arad Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Ash-Shunah al-Janubiyah Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Beersheba (Teyman) Airport | BEV | Small Airport |
| Dimona Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Ein Shemer Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Ein Vered Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzerim Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzerim Northwest Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzor Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Herzliya Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Kedma Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Mishmar Ayalon Highway Strip H | — | Small Airport |
| Naan Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Negba-Gold Agricultural Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Palmahim Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Palmahim South Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Rishon Lezion Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Tnuvot Ultralight Airfield | — | Small Airport |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near East Jerusalem
2 UNESCO sites.
| Site | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Birthplace of Jesus | ||
| Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines |
Churches & Religious Organizations in East Jerusalem
100 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| al-adwar Church | |
| Al-Carmel Convent | |
| Al-me'madaneya Church | |
| Alaba' walajdad Church | |
| An-Nasiri Church | |
| Apostle Peter's Prison | |
| Armenian Monastery of Saint Saviour (Jerusalem) | |
| Assyrian Church | |
| Bait Ibrahim Church | |
| Baptist House | |
| Baraka Presbyterian Church | |
| Bethphage monastery | |
| Calvary Baptist Church | |
| Carmel of the Holy Child Jesus | |
| CASA SACRI CUORI | |
| Cathedral of Gornensky Convent | |
| Catholicon | |
| Cenacle | |
| Chapel of Adam | |
| Chapel of Mary Magdalene |
Quick Facts
Around East Jerusalem
Places within 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap data
Things to See Near East Jerusalem
36 places within 15 km
- • Archäologischer Park „Durch die Zeiten“
- • Ashlar stones from ancient wall
- • Bend in wall
- • Building
- • Byzantine Church
- + 29 more
- • Monastery of the Cross
- • Murad Castle
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What is the population of East Jerusalem?
East Jerusalem has a population of 428,304 residents and is located in Palestinian Territory. The population density is 5,207 people per square mile, spread across 82.3 square miles.
What is the weather like in East Jerusalem?
East Jerusalem enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 70°F (21°C). Winter temperatures average 58°F in January, while summers reach an average of 83°F in July. The area receives 344 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 23.6 inches.