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An outstanding characteristic of Jerusalem , which covers an area of 42 square miles ( 109 square kilometres ) , is the variety of its people and its buildings . The Old City has Muslim , Jewish , Christian , and Armenian quarters .
An outstanding characteristic of Jerusalem , which covers an area of 42 square miles ( 109 square kilometres ) , is the variety of its people and its buildings . The Old City has Muslim , Jewish , Christian , and Armenian quarters .
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In 614 this golden age was brought to an end by the Persian invasion in which the inhabitants of Jerusalem were massacred and the churches destroyed . The Islamic and British periods . In 638 the Muslim caliph ' Umar I entered Jerusalem ...
In 614 this golden age was brought to an end by the Persian invasion in which the inhabitants of Jerusalem were massacred and the churches destroyed . The Islamic and British periods . In 638 the Muslim caliph ' Umar I entered Jerusalem ...
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State kindergartens were introduced in East Jerusalem after 1967 , and 60 percent of the area's five - year - olds attended in 1971. In 1970 there were about 54,000 children in more than 280 state , municipal , and Jewish public schools ...
State kindergartens were introduced in East Jerusalem after 1967 , and 60 percent of the area's five - year - olds attended in 1971. In 1970 there were about 54,000 children in more than 280 state , municipal , and Jewish public schools ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopędia Britannica, Part 2, Volume 1 The New Encyclopędia Britannica, ISBN 085229400X, 9780852294000 |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopędia Britannica, 1983 |
| ISBN | 085229400X, 9780852294000 |
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