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Jerusalem is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 23, 2007.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 2, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
April 21, 2007	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
April 28, 2007	Featured article candidate	Promoted
August 7, 2008	Featured article review	Demoted
Current status: Former featured article

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Section sizes

Section size for Jerusalem (69 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	31,448	31,448
Etymology and names	56	20,123
Etymology	5,044	5,044
Ancient Egyptian sources	3,008	3,008
Hebrew Bible and Jewish sources	867	867
Oldest written mention of Jerusalem	2,128	2,128
Jebus, Zion, City of David	2,262	2,262
Greek, Roman and Byzantine names	307	307
Salem	3,001	3,001
Arabic names	3,450	3,450
History	5,975	104,441
Overview of Jerusalem's historical periods (by rulers)	153	153
Prehistory	1,698	1,698
Bronze and Iron Ages	7,557	12,087
Biblical account	4,530	4,530
Classical antiquity	26	23,525
Second Temple period	16,072	16,072
Late Antiquity	7,427	7,427
Middle Ages	47	21,147
Early Muslim period	9,296	9,296
Crusader/Ayyubid period	7,485	7,485
Mamluk period	4,319	4,319
Modern era	17	15,040
Ottoman period (16th–19th centuries)	8,559	8,559
Jewish immigration to Palestine	1,497	1,497
British Mandate (1917–1948)	4,967	4,967
Contemporary era	24	24,816
Divided city: Jordanian and Israeli rule (1948–1967)	15,129	15,129
Israeli rule (1967–present)	9,663	9,663
Political status	6,015	44,684
International status	3,304	3,304
Status under Israeli rule	5,762	5,762
Jerusalem as capital of Israel	17,326	21,250
Government precinct and national institutions	1,615	1,615
Israeli settlements	2,309	2,309
Jerusalem as capital of Palestine	5,000	8,353
Palestinian offices and institutions	3,353	3,353
Municipal administration	5,978	5,978
Geography	6,356	14,882
Climate	8,526	8,526
Demographics	17	24,939
Demographic history	7,205	7,205
Current demographics	15,384	15,384
Urban planning issues	2,333	2,333
Religious significance	1,468	17,524
Judaism	4,624	4,624
Christianity	4,751	4,751
Islam	6,681	6,681
Economy	14,195	14,195
Urban structure	23	7,664
High-rise construction	5,822	5,822
New projects in Jerusalem	1,819	1,819
Transportation	52	10,557
Public transport	1,461	1,461
Railway	4,561	4,561
Airport	4,483	4,483
Education	14	14,445
Universities	11,560	11,560
Arab schools	2,871	2,871
Culture	20,266	27,905
Media	572	572
Sports	7,067	7,067
Twin towns – sister cities	6,802	6,802
See also	206	206
Notes	34	34
References	28	28
Bibliography	448	448
Further reading	2,059	2,059
External links	2,790	2,790
Total	351,152	351,152

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Opening paragraph[edit]

"and Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power." this is misleading charachterization that goes around the occupied nature of East Jerusalem under international law. Makeandtoss (talk) 13:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's in para 4 of the lead. Also don't forget we have that old RFC saying we don't go making substantive alterations without a large consensus. Selfstudier (talk) 14:02, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes and I guess it should in para 1 of the lede since the opening paragraph should establish context. Makeandtoss (talk) 14:14, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, because this is the factual situation, Palestine has no actual presence in Jerusalem. ---Lilach5 (לילך5) discuss 04:31, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 June 2024[edit]

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223.123.10.11 (talk) 20:42, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Because Jerusalem is the capital of palestine Wikipedia provided wrong information about Jerusalem Origin of Jerusalem is the capital of palestine

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Jamedeus (talk) 21:06, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Please replace "Jerusalem (/dʒəˈruːsələmˌ -zə-/ jə-ROO-sə-ləm, -⁠zə-; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim, pronounced [jeʁuʃaˈlajim] ⓘ; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds, pronounced [al.quds]" by "Jerusalem (/dʒəˈruːsələmˌ -zə-/ jə-ROO-sə-ləm, -⁠zə-; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim, pronounced [jeʁuʃaˈlajim] ⓘ;Arabic: اورشليم, Ûrshalîm, Modern Arabic: القُدس al-Quds, pronounced [al.quds]"

The modern Arabic name of Jerusalem is اَلْـقُـدْس al-Quds, and its first recorded use can be traced to the 9th century CE, two hundred years after the Muslim conquest of the city. Christians arab still use the اورشليم (Ûrshalîm) name 202.22.226.143 (talk) 10:35, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Third lede paragraph[edit]

The third lede paragraph, dealing with religious importance, does not summarize the body. It is better for the religious importance part to be summarized briefly and inserted in the second lede paragraph which deals with history which would be then divided into two paragraphs. Makeandtoss (talk) 15:04, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can't mess with the lede per the Jerusalem RFC. Selfstudier (talk) 15:49, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Consensus is a continually changing process though. Makeandtoss (talk) 10:18, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]