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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 (64 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	30,089	30,089
Etymology and names	56	16,846
Etymology	4,886	4,886
Ancient Egyptian sources	2,542	2,542
Hebrew Bible and Jewish sources	718	718
Oldest written mention of Jerusalem	2,128	2,128
Jebus, Zion, City of David	1,938	1,938
Greek, Roman and Byzantine names	307	307
Salem	2,249	2,249
Arabic names	2,022	2,022
History	5,321	93,979
Overview of Jerusalem's historical periods (by rulers)	153	153
Prehistory	1,703	1,703
Bronze and Iron Ages	6,687	10,745
Biblical account	4,058	4,058
Classical antiquity	26	21,811
Second Temple period	14,670	14,670
Late Antiquity	7,115	7,115
Middle Ages	47	19,010
Early Muslim period	8,701	8,701
Crusader/Ayyubid period	6,543	6,543
Mamluk period	3,719	3,719
Modern era	17	14,027
Ottoman period (16th–19th centuries)	7,968	7,968
Jewish immigration to Palestine	1,501	1,501
British Mandate (1917–1948)	4,541	4,541
Contemporary era	24	21,209
Divided city: Jordanian and Israeli rule (1948–1967)	14,496	14,496
Israeli rule (1967–present)	6,689	6,689
Political status	5,878	34,445
International status	3,168	3,168
Status under Israeli rule	4,792	4,792
Jerusalem as capital of Israel	13,016	16,472
Government precinct and national institutions	1,327	1,327
Israeli settlements	2,129	2,129
Jerusalem as capital of Palestine	4,135	4,135
Municipal administration	3,665	3,665
Geography	6,223	13,811
Climate	7,588	7,588
Demographics	17	19,523
Demographic history	6,911	6,911
Current demographics	10,441	10,441
Urban planning issues	2,154	2,154
Religious significance	1,121	16,348
Judaism	4,115	4,115
Christianity	4,489	4,489
Islam	6,623	6,623
Economy	6,506	11,470
High-rise construction	4,964	4,964
Transportation	5,610	6,305
Airport	695	695
Education	14	11,001
Universities	8,438	8,438
Arab schools	2,549	2,549
Culture	15,336	22,130
Media	572	572
Sports	6,222	6,222
Twin towns – sister cities	2,618	2,618
See also	206	206
Notes	34	34
References	28	28
Bibliography	440	440
Further reading	1,934	1,934
External links	2,260	2,260
Total	287,132	287,132

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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 October 2023

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"Please change Western Asia to West Asia at the beginning of the article" Onion1981 (talk) 12:12, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This change has minimal efect, but it is the title of the associated article.

Done. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 23:05, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Jerusalem before the 8th century BCE

The lead of this article claims that significant construction activity in Jerusalem began in the 9th century BCE (Iron Age II), and by the 8th century BCE, the city had developed into the religious and administrative centre of the Kingdom of Judah. In support of these claims, the article cites Moore & Kelle (2011), who wrote that the archaeological studies up to their time seemed to support those conclusions. However, a more recent source, Sergi (2023), states that the most recent archaeological evidence indicates that monumental construction activity in Jerusalem had already begun in the 10th century BCE, and the city had developed into an administrative centre by the Iron Age IIA period (see pp. 187–201). I think the article should take this newer information into account. Potatín5 (talk) 13:46, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]