{"id":22545,"date":"2017-11-16T23:33:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T15:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/?p=22545"},"modified":"2017-11-16T23:33:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T15:33:25","slug":"part-5-the-old-city-of-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/16\/part-5-the-old-city-of-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 5: The Old City of Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jerusalem or Al-Quds in Arabic is a city significant in a number of religious believes \u2014 Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Not many other places in the world that one can witness Muslims, Christians and Jews share centuries of history.<\/p>\n<p>Within the modern city of Jerusalem lies the <strong>Old City of Jerusalem<\/strong> which is a 0.9 square kilometers walled area. \u00c2\u00a0This small area is extremely rich with layers of the past and over the last centuries has been conquered, destroyed and rebuilt over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>There are quite a few unique characteristics about then Old City of Jerusalem. One if it is of course the famous walls surrounding the Old City.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22546\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1-18.jpg\" alt=\"The wall surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem\" width=\"1600\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1-18-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wall surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Built by the Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Century, there are 8 entrances or commonly known as gates into the old city.<\/p>\n<p>Nearest to our hotel is the Herod Gate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2-18.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2-18-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the wall is where all the action is. Locals and visitors roaming around either visiting sacred and historic places or just enjoying the vibrant markets in Old Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/3-18.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/3-18.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/3-18-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/3-18-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/3-18-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another unique feature of the Old City of Jerusalem is the fact that it is divided into four different quarters that divide the city culturally, religiously and even historically.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Muslim Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter and the Armenian Quarter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/4-18.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"1600\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/4-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/4-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/4-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/4-18-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During our 4 days in Jerusalem, we had the chance to join a tour of the quarters within the Old City of Jerusalem as well as a couple of times where my wife and I ventured on our own looking for souvenirs and food. We did not feel unsafe touring the quarters outside the Muslim Quarter. Security was tight at the gates and police presence can be seen almost everywhere so we applied the basic tourist common sense when it comes to safety and Alhamdulillah besides the usual tourist traps in bargaining everything went quite ok.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/5-18.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"1600\" height=\"918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/5-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/5-18-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/5-18-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/5-18-1024x588.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Muslim Quarter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/6-17.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/6-17.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/6-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/6-17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/6-17-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the most frequent quarter that we visited. Not just because it is where Al-Aqsa mosque is located and we went to the mosque everyday but also simply because it is the largest and most populous quarter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/7-18.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"1600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/7-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/7-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/7-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/7-18-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Souvenir and food hunting within the Muslim Quarter, a bonus after coming back from the mosque.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/8-18.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"1600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/8-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/8-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/8-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/8-18-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/9-18.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/9-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/9-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/9-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/9-18-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Must try is the Kunafa, a delicious sweet dessert<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/10-18.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/10-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/10-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/10-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/10-18-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and the famous Palestinian dish known as Maqluba (upside down).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/11-18.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/11-18.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/11-18-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/11-18-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/11-18-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The beauty is really to wander around those small lanes within the Old City and discover some hidden gem. Like this small shop selling falafel sandwich we found on the last day of the trip thanks to our fellow jemaah.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/12-18.jpg\" alt=\"12\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/12-18.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/12-18-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/12-18-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/12-18-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/13-17.jpg\" alt=\"13\" width=\"1600\" height=\"902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/13-17.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/13-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/13-17-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/13-17-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the <strong>Christian Quarter<\/strong>, we checked out the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of Christianity&#8217;s holiest places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/14-17.jpg\" alt=\"14\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/14-17.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/14-17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/14-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/14-17-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautifully designed Church from the inside and outside.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/15-17.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/15-17.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/15-17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/15-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/15-17-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a major pilgrimage centre for Christians all around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/17-17.jpg\" alt=\"17\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/17-17.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/17-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/17-17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/17-17-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christian believes that this Church is the place both of the crucifixion and the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/16-17.jpg\" alt=\"16\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/16-17.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/16-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/16-17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/16-17-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Guided by our tour group leader, we also toured a portion of the <strong>Jewish Quarter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/18-17.jpg\" alt=\"18\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/18-17.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/18-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/18-17-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/18-17-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/18-17-550x367.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A must-see in the Jewish Quarter is the Cardo. The line of the Cardo Maximus is still visible and well preserved.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/19-18.jpg\" alt=\"19\" width=\"1600\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/19-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/19-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/19-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/19-18-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/20-15.jpg\" alt=\"20\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/20-15.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/20-15-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/20-15-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/20-15-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/20a-1.jpg\" alt=\"20a\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/20a-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/20a-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/20a-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/20a-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/21-14.jpg\" alt=\"21\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/21-14.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/21-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/21-14-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/21-14-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/21-14-550x367.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Something not quite right with the above photo. Could you spot it?<\/p>\n<p>Too bad we could not get any closer to the famous Wailing Wall due to the restrictions on Muslims put in place by the authorities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/22-12.jpg\" alt=\"22\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/22-12.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/22-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/22-12-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/22-12-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/22-12-550x367.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the other side of the Wailing Wall is the Masjid Buraq and you could also see the dome of Masjid Al-Aqsa.<\/p>\n<p>A close up of the Wailing Wall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/23-11.jpg\" alt=\"23\" width=\"1600\" height=\"904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/23-11.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/23-11-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/23-11-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/23-11-1024x579.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a cool experience being able to explore the narrow twisted streets of Jerusalem\u2019s Old Town and discover three out of the four quarters: Jewish, Muslim and Christian. Make sure you make time to visit these places either through a tour group or on your own.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/24-9.jpg\" alt=\"24\" width=\"1600\" height=\"902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/24-9.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/24-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/24-9-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/24-9-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/IMG_0210.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0210\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/IMG_0210.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/IMG_0210-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/IMG_0210-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/IMG_0210-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/IMG_0210-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/IMG_0210-110x110.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerusalem or Al-Quds in Arabic is a city significant in a number of religious believes \u2014 Islam, Judaism and Christianity. 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