Провозглашение Иерусалима столицей Израиля – WZO

Провозглашение Иерусалима столицей Израиля

Иерусалим – официальная столица  Израиля, расположен на плато в Иудейских горах на водоразделе между Средиземным и Мертвым морями, на высоте 650—840 м над уровнем моря.  Город является священным для трёх религий – иудаизма, христианства и ислама. Населён представителями множества национальных, этнических и религиозных деноминаций.

13 декабря 1949 года Кнессет провозгласил Иерусалим столицей государства Израиль; а  с 1967 года Израиль контролирует всю территорию города.

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