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aventură- explorare- libertate- mijloace de transport- traseu/itinerar-destinatie- cazare- transport- hotel- pensiune- motel- casa de vacanta- camping- restaurant- peisaj- obiective turistice;

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vacanţă, sejur, concediu, rucsac, provizii, echipament, masina de teren, drum, tren, pas, valiza, plecare, sosire.

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Texas

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Amsterdam

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Am participat la o aventura, cu prietenii mei, langa padure.
A fost un camping, care a durat doua zile.
Peisajul a fost foarte frumos, cu multi pini.
A doua zi am mancat intr-un restaurant cu tot felul de alimente erau foarte delicioase.
Am vizitat si cateva obiective turistice, unde am vazut si caprioare, si vulpi.

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B.L IX.C

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S.Zs.

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M. Nati. IX.C

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P.Kati. IX.C

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Am fãcut aceasta fotografie la Toronto

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Țara mea preferată este Franța. Niște motive pentru care iubesc țara:
1. Pentru că orașul meu preferat, Paris este acolo.
2. Îmi place limba Franceza pe care o vorbesc acolo.
3. Acolo s-au filmat multe filme și seriale.
4. Îmi place amabilitatea oamenilor de acolo
5. Îmi place foarte mult bucătăria franceză,în special croissant-ul și mousse-ul.
6. Îmi plac foarte mult clădirile și construcțiile celebre de acolo de exemplu Turnul Eiffel, Arcul de Triumf etc.

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Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both the State of Israel and the State of Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city. Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there, and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Neither claim is widely recognized internationally.

Throughout its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, and attacked 52 times. The part of Jerusalem called the City of David shows first signs of settlement in the 4th millennium BCE, in the shape of encampments of nomadic shepherds. During the Canaanite period (14th century BCE), Jerusalem was named as Urusalim on ancient Egyptian tablets, probably meaning "City of Shalem" after a Canaanite deity. During the Israelite period, significant construction activity in Jerusalem began in the 10th century BCE (Iron Age II), and by the 9th century BCE, the city had developed into the religious and administrative center of the Kingdom of Judah. In 1538, the city walls were rebuilt for a last time around Jerusalem under Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire. Today those walls define the Old City, which since the 19th century has been divided into four quarters - the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim quarters. The Old City became a World Heritage Site in 1981, and is on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Since 1860, Jerusalem has grown far beyond the Old City's boundaries. In 2022, Jerusalem had a population of some 971,800 residents, of which almost 60% were Jews and almost 40% Palestinians. In 2020, the population was 951,100, of which Jews comprised 570,100 (59.9%), Muslims 353,800 (37.2%), Christians 16,300 (1.7%), and 10,800 unclassified (1.1%).

According to the Hebrew Bible, King David conquered the city from the Jebusites and established it as the capital of the United Kingdom of Israel, and his son, King Solomon, commissioned the building of the First Temple. Modern scholars argue that Jews branched out of the Canaanite peoples and culture through the development of a distinct monolatrous-and later monotheistic-religion centered on El/ Yahweh. These foundational events, straddling the dawn of the 1st millennium BCE, assumed central symbolic importance for the Jewish people. The sobriquet of holy city (Hebrew: עיר הקודש, romanized: 'Ir ha-Qodesh) was probably attached to Jerusalem in post-exilic times. The holiness of Jerusalem in Christianity, conserved in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, which Christians adopted as the Old Testament, was reinforced by the New Testament account of Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection there. Meanwhile, in Islam, Jerusalem is the third-holiest city, after Mecca and Medina. The city was the first standard direction for Muslim prayers, and in Islamic tradition, Muhammad made his Night Journey there in 621, ascending to heaven where he spoke to God, per the Quran. As a result, despite having an area of only 0.9 km ² ( sq mi), the Old City is home to many sites of seminal religious importance, among them the Temple Mount with its Western Wall, Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

At present, the status of Jerusalem remains one of the core issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, West Jerusalem was among the areas incorporated into Israel, while East Jerusalem, including the Old City, was occupied and annexed by Jordan. Israel occupied East Jerusalem from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War and subsequently annexed it into the city's municipality, together with additional surrounding territory. One of Israel's Basic Laws, the 1980 Jerusalem Law, refers to Jerusalem as the country's undivided capital. All branches of the Israeli government are located in Jerusalem, including the Knesset (Israel's parliament), the residences of the Prime Minister and President, and the Supreme Court. The international community rejects the annexation as illegal and regards East Jerusalem as Palestinian territory occupied by Israel.

Etymology and names

The name "Jerusalem" is variously etymologized to mean "foundation (Semitic yry' 'to found, to lay a cornerstone') of the pagan god Shalem"; the god Shalem was thus the original tutelary deity of the Bronze Age city.

Shalim or Shalem was the name of the god of dusk in the Canaanite religion, whose name is based on the same root S-L-M from which the Hebrew word for "peace" is derived ( Shalom in Hebrew, cognate with Arabic Salam). The name thus offered itself to etymologizations such as "The City of Peace", "Abode of Peace", "Dwelling of Peace" ("founded in safety"), or "Vision of Peace" in some Christian authors.

The ending -ayim indicates the dual, thus leading to the suggestion that the name Yerushalayim refers to the fact that the city initially sat on two hills.

Ancient Egyptian sources

The Execration Texts of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (c. 19th century BCE), which refer to a city called rwšꜣlmm or ꜣwšꜣmm, variously transcribed as Rušalimum, or Urušalimum, may indicate Jerusalem. Alternatively, the Amarna letters of Abdi-Heba (1330s BCE), which reference an Úrušalim, may be the earliest mention of the city.

Hebrew Bible and Jewish sources

The form Yerushalem or Yerushalayim first appears in the Bible, in the Book of Joshua. According to a Midrash, the name is a combination of two names united by God, Yireh ("the abiding place", the name given by Abraham to the place where he planned to sacrifice his son) and ("Place of Peace", the name given by high priest Shem).

Oldest written mention of Jerusalem

One of the earliest extra-biblical Hebrew writing of the word Jerusalem is dated to the sixth or seventh century BCE and was discovered in Khirbet Beit Lei near Beit Guvrin in 1961. The inscription states: "I am Yahweh thy God, I will accept the cities of Judah and I will redeem Jerusalem", or as other scholars suggest: "Yahweh is the God of the whole earth. The mountains of Judah belong to him, to the God of Jerusalem". An earlier example of the name appears in a papyrus from the 7th century BCE.

Close up of the Khirbet Beit Lei inscription, showing the earliest extra-biblical Hebrew writing of the word Jerusalem, dated to the seventh or sixth century BCE

In extra-biblical inscriptions, the earliest known example of the -ayim ending was discovered on a column about 3 km west of ancient Jerusalem, dated to the first century BCE.

Jebus, Zion, City of David

An ancient settlement of Jerusalem, founded as early as the Bronze Age on the hill above the Gihon Spring, was, according to the Bible, named Jebus. Called the "Fortress of Zion" ( metsudat Zion), it was renamed as the "City of David", and was known by this name in antiquity. Another name, " Zion", initially referred to a distinct part of the city, but later came to signify the city as a whole, and afterwards to represent the whole biblical Land of Israel.

Greek, Roman and Byzantine names

In Greek and Latin, the city's name was transliterated Hierosolyma (Greek: Ἱεροσόλυμα; in Greek hieròs, ἱερός, means holy), although the city was renamed Aelia Capitolina for part of the Roman period of its history.

The Aramaic Apocryphon of Genesis of the Dead Sea Scrolls (1QapGen 22:13) equates Jerusalem with the earlier "Salem" (שלם), said to be the kingdom of Melchizedek in Genesis 14. Other early Hebrew sources, early Christian renderings of the verse and , however, put Salem in Northern Israel near Shechem (Sichem), now Nablus, a city of some importance in early sacred Hebrew writing. Possibly the redactor of the Apocryphon of Genesis wanted to dissociate Melchizedek from the area of Shechem, which at the time was in possession of the Samaritans. However that may be, later Rabbinic sources also equate Salem with Jerusalem, mainly to link Melchizedek to later Temple traditions.

Arabic names

Originally titled Bayt al-Maqdis, today, Jerusalem is most commonly known in Arabic as , transliterated as al-Quds and meaning "the holy" or "the holy sanctuary", cognate with Hebrew: הקדש, ha-qodesh. The name is possibly a shortened form of مدينة القُدس Madīnat al-Quds "city of the holy sanctuary" after the Hebrew nickname with the same meaning, Ir ha-Qodesh (). The (Q) is pronounced either with a voiceless uvular plosive (/q/), as in Classical Arabic, or with a glottal stop (ʔ) as in Levantine Arabic. Official Israeli government policy mandates that أُورُشَلِيمَ , transliterated as Ūrušalīm, which is the name frequently used in Christian translations of the Bible into Arabic, be used as the Arabic language name for the city in conjunction with , giving أُورُشَلِيمَ-القُدس , Ūrušalīm-al-Quds. Palestinian Arab families who hail from this city are often called " Qudsi" () or " Maqdasi" (), while Palestinian Muslim Jerusalemites may use these terms as a demonym.

Jerusalem is one of the world's oldest cities, with a history spanning over 5,000 years. Its origins trace back to around 3000 BCE, with the first settlement near the Gihon Spring. The city is first mentioned in Egyptian Execration texts around 2000 BCE as "Rusalimum." By the 17th century BCE, Jerusalem had developed into a fortified city under Canaanite rule, with massive walls protecting its water system. During the Late Bronze Age, Jerusalem became a vassal of Ancient Egypt, as documented in the Amarna letters.

The city's importance grew during the Israelite period, which began around 1000 BCE when King David captured Jerusalem and made it the capital of the United Kingdom of Israel. David's son, Solomon, built the First Temple, establishing the city as a major religious center. Following the kingdom's split, Jerusalem became the capital of the Kingdom of Judah until it was captured by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE. The Babylonians destroyed the First Temple, leading to the Babylonian exile of the Jewish population. After the Persian conquest of Babylon in 539 BCE, Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews to return and rebuild the city and its temple, marking the start of the Second Temple period. Jerusalem fell under Hellenistic rule after the conquests of Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, leading to increasing cultural and political influence from Greece. The Hasmonean revolt in 164 BCE briefly restored Jewish autonomy, with Jerusalem as the capital of an independent state.

In 63 BCE, Jerusalem was conquered by Pompey and became part of the Roman Empire. The city remained under Roman control until the Jewish-Roman Wars, which culminated in the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. The city was renamed Aelia Capitolina and rebuilt as a Roman colony after the Bar Kokhba revolt (132-136 CE), with Jews banned from entering the city. Jerusalem gained significance during the Byzantine Empire as a center of Christianity, particularly after Constantine the Great endorsed the construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In 638 CE, Jerusalem was conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate, and under early Islamic rule, the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque were built, solidifying its religious importance in Islam.

During the Crusades, Jerusalem changed hands multiple times, being captured by the Crusaders in 1099 and recaptured by Saladin in 1187. It remained under Islamic control through the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods, until it became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1517. In the modern period, Jerusalem was divided between Israel and Jordan after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Israel captured East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War in 1967, uniting the city under Israeli control. The status of Jerusalem remains a highly contentious issue, with both Israelis and Palestinians claiming it as their capital. Historiographically, the city's history is often interpreted through the lens of competing national narratives. Israeli scholars emphasize the ancient Jewish connection to the city, while Palestinian narratives highlight the city's broader historical and multicultural significance. Both perspectives influence contemporary discussions of Jerusalem's status and future.

Political status

An Israeli stamp from 1968, quoting
Psalm 122:6;
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem...

From 1949 until 1967, West Jerusalem served as Israel's capital, but was not recognized as such internationally because UN General Assembly Resolution 194 envisaged Jerusalem as an international city. As a result of the Six-Day War in 1967, the whole of Jerusalem came under Israeli control. On 27 June 1967, the government of Levi Eshkol extended Israeli law and jurisdiction to East Jerusalem, but agreed that administration of the Temple Mount compound would be maintained by the Jordanian waqf, under the Jordanian Ministry of Religious Endowments.

In 1988, Israel ordered the closure of Orient House, home of the Arab Studies Society, but also the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization, for security reasons. The building reopened in 1992 as a Palestinian guesthouse. The Oslo Accords stated that the final status of Jerusalem would be determined by negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. The accords banned any official Palestinian presence in the city until a final peace agreement, but provided for the opening of a Palestinian trade office in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority regards East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.

President Mahmoud Abbas has said that any agreement that did not include East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine would be unacceptable. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has similarly stated that Jerusalem would remain the undivided capital of Israel. Due to its proximity to the city, especially the Temple Mount, Abu Dis, a Palestinian suburb of Jerusalem, has been proposed as the future capital of a Palestinian state by Israel. Israel has not incorporated Abu Dis within its security wall around Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority has built a possible future parliament building for the Palestinian Legislative Council in the town, and its Jerusalem Affairs Offices are all located in Abu Dis.

International status

While the international community regards East Jerusalem, including the entire Old City, as part of the occupied Palestinian territories, neither part, West or East Jerusalem, is recognized as part of the territory of Israel or the State of Palestine. Under the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1947, Jerusalem was envisaged to become a corpus separatum administered by the United Nations. In the war of 1948, the western part of the city was occupied by forces of the nascent state of Israel, while the eastern part was occupied by Jordan. The international community largely considers the legal status of Jerusalem to derive from the partition plan, and correspondingly refuses to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the city.

Status under Israeli rule

Following the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel extended its jurisdiction and administration over East Jerusalem, establishing new municipal borders.

The status of the city, and especially its holy places, remains a core issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Israeli government has approved building plans in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City in order to expand the Jewish presence in East Jerusalem, while some Islamic leaders have made claims that Jews have no historical connection to Jerusalem, alleging that the 2,500-year-old Western Wall was constructed as part of a mosque. Palestinians regard Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, and the city's borders have been the subject of bilateral talks. A team of experts assembled by the then Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in 2000 concluded that the city must be divided, since Israel had failed to achieve any of its national aims there.

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in 2014 that "Jerusalem will never be divided". A poll conducted in June 2013 found that 74% of Israeli Jews reject the idea of a Palestinian capital in any portion of Jerusalem, though 72% of the public regarded it as a divided city. A poll conducted by Palestinian Centre for Public Opinion and American Pechter Middle East Polls for the Council on Foreign Relations, among East Jerusalem Arab residents in 2011 revealed that 39% of East Jerusalem Arab residents would prefer Israeli citizenship contrary to 31% who opted for Palestinian citizenship. According to the poll, 40% of Palestinian residents would prefer to leave their neighbourhoods if they would be placed under Palestinian rule.

Jerusalem as capital of Israel

On 5 December 1949, Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, proclaimed Jerusalem as Israel's "eternal" and "sacred" capital, and eight days later specified that only the war had "compelled" the Israeli leadership "to establish the seat of Government in Tel Aviv", while "for the State of Israel there has always been and always will be one capital only - Jerusalem the Eternal", and that after the war, efforts had been ongoing for creating the conditions for "the Knesset... returning to Jerusalem." This indeed took place, and since the beginning of 1950 all branches of the Israeli government- legislative, judicial, and executive-have resided there, except for the Ministry of Defense, which is located at HaKirya in Tel Aviv. At the time of Ben Gurion's proclamations and the ensuing Knesset vote of 24 January 1950, Jerusalem was divided between Israel and Jordan, and thus the proclamation only applied to West Jerusalem.

In July 1980, Israel passed the Jerusalem Law as Basic Law. The law declared Jerusalem the "complete and united" capital of Israel. The Jerusalem Law was condemned by the international community, which did not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 478 on 20 August 1980, which declared that the Jerusalem Law is "a violation of international law", is "null and void and must be rescinded forthwith". Member states were called upon to withdraw their diplomatic representation from Jerusalem.

Following the resolution, 22 of the 24 countries that previously had their embassy in (West) Jerusalem relocated them in Tel Aviv, where many embassies already resided prior to Resolution 478. Costa Rica and El Salvador followed in 2006. There are five embassies-United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Papua-New Guinea and Kosovo -and two consulates located within the city limits of Jerusalem, and two Latin American states maintain embassies in the Jerusalem District town of Mevaseret Zion ( Bolivia and Paraguay). There are a number of consulates-general located in Jerusalem, which work primarily either with Israel, or the Palestinian authorities.

In 1995, the United States Congress passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which required, subject to conditions, that its embassy be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. On 6 December 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and announced his intention to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, reversing decades of United States policy on the issue. The move was criticized by many nations. A resolution condemning the US decision was supported by all the 14 other members of the UN Security Council, but was vetoed by the US on 18 December 2017. A subsequent resolution condemning the US decision was passed in the United Nations General Assembly. On 14 May 2018, the United States officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem, transforming its Tel Aviv location into a consulate. Due to the general lack of international recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, some non-Israeli media outlets use Tel Aviv as a metonym for Israel.

In April 2017, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced it viewed Western Jerusalem as Israel's capital in the context of UN-approved principles which include the status of East Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinian state. On 15 December 2018, Australia officially recognized West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but said their embassy in Tel Aviv would stay until a two-state resolution was settled. The decision was reversed in October 2022.

Government precinct and national institutions

The Kiryat HaLeom (national precinct) project is intended to house most government agencies and national cultural institutions. They are located in the Kiryat HaMemshala (government complex) in the Givat Ram neighbourhood. Some government buildings are located in Kiryat Menachem Begin. The city is home to the Knesset, the Supreme Court, the Bank of Israel, the National Headquarters of the Israel Police, the official residences of the President and Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and all ministries except for the Ministry of Defense (which is located in central Tel Aviv's HaKirya district) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (which is located in Rishon LeZion, in the wider Tel Aviv metropolitan area, near Beit Dagan).

Israeli settlements

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Since its capture in 1967, the Israeli government has built 12 Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem, with a population amounting to 220,000 Israeli Jewish settlers as of 2019. The international community consider Israeli settlements to be illegal under international law.

Jerusalem as capital of Palestine

The Orient House, Jerusalem the former headquarters of the PLO

The Palestinian National Authority views East Jerusalem as occupied territory according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 242. The Palestinian Authority claims Jerusalem, including the Haram al-Sharif, as the capital of the State of Palestine, The PLO claims that West Jerusalem is also subject to permanent status negotiations. However, it has stated that it would be willing to consider alternative solutions, such as making Jerusalem an open city.

The PLO's position is that East Jerusalem, as defined by the pre-1967 municipal boundaries, shall be the capital of Palestine and West Jerusalem the capital of Israel, with each state enjoying full sovereignty over its respective part of the city and with its own municipality. A joint development council would be responsible for coordinated development. Orient House in East Jerusalem served as the headquarters of the PLO in the 1980s and 1990s. It was closed by Israel in 2001, two days after the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing.

Some states, such as Russia and China, recognize the Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 58/292 affirmed that the Palestinian people have the right to sovereignty over East Jerusalem.

Palestinian offices and institutions

Government offices are located outside the Israeli municipal limits include the Palestinian Security Services, Force 17, the Preventative Security Service and the Ministry of Interior. There is a Palestinian Authority regional office and an electoral office located in the Dahiyat al Barid neighborhood.

Municipal administration

The Jerusalem City Council is a body of 31 elected members headed by the mayor, who serves a five-year term and appoints eight deputies. The former mayor of Jerusalem, Uri Lupolianski, was elected in 2003. In the November 2008 city elections, Nir Barkat was elected. In November 2018, Moshe Lion was elected mayor.

Apart from the mayor and his deputies, City Council members receive no salaries and work on a voluntary basis. The longest-serving Jerusalem mayor was Teddy Kollek, who spent 28 years-six consecutive terms-in office. Most of the meetings of the Jerusalem City Council are private, but each month, it holds a session that is open to the public. Within the city council, religious political parties form an especially powerful faction, accounting for the majority of its seats.

The headquarters of the Jerusalem Municipality and the mayor's office are at Safra Square ( Kikar Safra) on Jaffa Road. The municipal complex, comprising two modern buildings and ten renovated historic buildings surrounding a large plaza, opened in 1993 when it moved from the old town hall building built by the Mandate authorities. The city falls under the Jerusalem District, with Jerusalem as the district's capital. 37% of the population is Palestinian, but in 2014 not more than 10% of tax revenues were allocated for them. In East Jerusalem, 52% of the land was excluded from development, 35% designated for Jewish settlements, and 13% for Palestinian use, almost all of which was already built upon.

In Oslo I Accord, certain parts of few neighborhoods were allotted to the Palestinian Authority. Parts of Sur Baher, Wadi al-Hummus, Umm Leisun and Umm Tuba, altogether came under Area A, which is completely controlled by the Palestinian Authority. Al-Ram and Dahiyat al-Barid are mostly in Area B, where both Palestine and Israel has control. Other parts of Beit Hanina, Kafr Aqab and Arab al-Jahalin also falls under Area B.

Jerusalem is situated on the southern spur of a plateau in the Judaean Mountains, which include the Mount of Olives (East) and Mount Scopus (North East). The elevation of the Old City is approximately 760 m (2,490 ft). The whole of Jerusalem is surrounded by valleys and dry riverbeds (). The Kidron, Hinnom, and Tyropoeon Valleys intersect in an area just south of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Kidron Valley runs to the east of the Old City and separates the Mount of Olives from the city proper. Along the southern side of old Jerusalem is the Valley of Hinnom, a steep ravine associated in biblical eschatology with the concept of Gehenna or Hell.

The Tyropoeon Valley commenced in the northwest near the Damascus Gate, ran south-southeasterly through the centre of the Old City down to the Pool of Siloam, and divided the lower part into two hills, the Temple Mount to the east, and the rest of the city to the west, the lower and the upper cities described by Josephus. Today, this valley is hidden by debris that has accumulated over the centuries. In biblical times, Jerusalem was surrounded by forests of almond, olive and pine trees. Over centuries of warfare and neglect, these forests were destroyed. Farmers in the Jerusalem region built stone terraces along the slopes to hold back the soil, a feature still very much in evidence in the Jerusalem landscape.[citation needed ]

Jerusalem is 60 km (37 mi) east of Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean Sea. On the opposite side of the city, approximately 35 km (22 mi) away, is the Dead Sea, the lowest body of water on Earth. Neighbouring cities and towns include Bethlehem and Beit Jala to the south, Abu Dis and Ma'ale Adumim to the east, Mevaseret Zion to the west, and Ramallah and Giv'at Ze'ev to the north.

Mount Herzl, at the western side of the city near the Jerusalem Forest, serves as the national cemetery of Israel.

Astronauts' view of Jerusalem

Sunset aerial photograph of the Mount of Olives

Snow visible on roofs in the Old City of Jerusalem

The city is characterized by a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen: Csa), with hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters. Snow flurries usually occur once or twice a winter, although the city experiences heavy snowfall every three to four years, on average, with short-lived accumulation.

January is the coldest month of the year, with an average temperature of 9.1 °C (48.4 °F); July and August are the hottest months, with an average temperature of 24.2 °C (75.6 °F), and the summer months are usually rainless. The average annual precipitation is around 537 mm (21 in), with rain occurring almost entirely between October and May. Snowfall is rare, and large snowfalls are even more rare. Jerusalem received over 30 cm (12 in) of snow on 13 December 2013, which nearly paralyzed the city. A day in Jerusalem has on average, 9.3 sunshine hours. With summers averaging similar temperatures as the coastline, the maritime influence from the Mediterranean Sea is strong, in particular given that Jerusalem is located on a similar latitude as scorching hot deserts not far to its east.

The highest recorded temperature in Jerusalem was 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on 28 and 30 August 1881, and the lowest temperature recorded was −6.7 °C (19.9 °F) on 25 January 1907.

Most of the air pollution in Jerusalem comes from vehicular traffic. Many main streets in Jerusalem were not built to accommodate such a large volume of traffic, leading to traffic congestion and more carbon monoxide released into the air. Industrial pollution inside the city is sparse, but emissions from factories on the Israeli Mediterranean coast can travel eastward and settle over the city.

Demographics

Demographic history

Demographic history of Jerusalem by religion based on available data

Jerusalem's population size and composition has shifted many times over its 5,000-year history. Since the 19th century, the Old City of Jerusalem has been divided into Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Armenian quarters. Matthew Teller writes that this convention may have originated in the 1841 British Royal Engineers map of Jerusalem, or at least Reverend George Williams' subsequent labelling of it.

Most population data before 1905 is based on estimates, often from foreign travellers or organisations, since previous census data usually covered wider areas such as the Jerusalem District. These estimates suggest that since the end of the Crusades, Muslims formed the largest group in Jerusalem until the mid-nineteenth century.

Between 1838 and 1876, a number of estimates exist which conflict as to whether Jews or Muslims were the largest group during this period, and between 1882 and 1922 estimates conflict as to exactly when Jews became an absolute majority of the population.

Current demographics

Jerusalem population pyramid in 2021

In December 2007, Jerusalem had a population of 747,600-63.7% were Jewish, 33.1% Muslim, and 2% Christian.

According to a study published in 2000, the percentage of Jews in the city's population had been decreasing; this was attributed to a higher Muslim birth rate, and Jewish residents leaving. The study also found that about nine percent of the Old City's 32,488 people were Jews. Of the Jewish population, 200,000 live in East Jerusalem settlements which are considered illegal under international law.

In 2005, 2,850 new immigrants settled in Jerusalem, mostly from the United States, France and the former Soviet Union. In terms of the local population, the number of outgoing residents exceeds the number of incoming residents. In 2005, 16,000 left Jerusalem and only 10,000 moved in. Nevertheless, the population of Jerusalem continues to rise due to the high birth rate, especially in the Haredi Jewish and Arab communities. Consequently, the total fertility rate in Jerusalem (4.02) is higher than in Tel Aviv (1.98) and well above the national average of 2.90. The average size of Jerusalem's 180,000 households is 3.8 people.

In 2005, the total population grew by 13,000 (1.8%)-similar to the Israeli national average, but the religious and ethnic composition is shifting. While 31% of the Jewish population is made up of children below the age fifteen, the figure for the Arab population is 42%.

In 1967, Jews accounted for 74 percent of the population, while the figure for 2006 is down nine percent. Possible factors are the high cost of housing, fewer job opportunities and the increasingly religious character of the city, although proportionally, young Haredim are leaving in higher numbers.[citation needed ] The percentage of secular Jews, or those who 'wear their faith lightly' is dropping, with some 20,000 leaving the city over the past seven years (2012). They now number 31% of the population, the same percentage as the rising Haredi population.

In 2010, 61% of all Jewish children in Jerusalem studied in Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) schools. This correlates with the high number of children in Haredi families.

Within the past few years, there has been a steady increase in the Jewish birthrate and a steady decrease in the Arab birthrate. In May 2012, it was reported that the Jewish birthrate had overtaken the Arab birthrate. The city's birthrate stands about 4.2 children per Jewish family and 3.9 children per Arab family. In addition, increasing numbers of Jewish immigrants chose to settle in Jerusalem. In the last few years, thousands of Palestinians have moved to previously fully Jewish neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem, built after the 1967 Six-Day War. In 2007, 1,300 Palestinians lived in the previously exclusively Jewish neighbourhood of Pisgat Ze'ev and constituted three percent of the population in Neve Ya'akov. In the French Hill neighbourhood, Palestinians today constitute one-sixth of the overall population.

At the end of 2008, the population of East Jerusalem was 456,300, comprising 60% of Jerusalem's residents. Of these, 195,500 (43%) were Jews, (comprising 40% of the Jewish population of Jerusalem as a whole), and 260,800 (57%) were Muslim (comprising 98% of the Muslim population of Jerusalem). In 2008, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reported the number of Palestinians living in East Jerusalem was 208,000 according to a recently completed census.

Jerusalem had a population of 804,400 in 2011, of which Jews comprised 499,400 (62.1%), Muslims 281,100 (34.9%), Christians 14,700 (1.8%), and 9,000 (1.1%) were not classified by religion.

Jerusalem had a population of 882,700 in 2016, of which Jews comprised 536,600 (60.8%), Muslims 319,800 (36.2%), Christians 15,800 (1.8%), and 10,300 unclassified (1.2%).

Jerusalem had a population of 951,100 in 2020, of which Jews comprised 570,100 (59.9%), Muslims 353.800 (37.2%), Christians 16.300 (1.7%), and 10,800 unclassified (1.1%).

According to Peace Now, approvals for building in Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem have expanded by 60% under Donald Trump's term as U.S. president. Since 1991, Palestinians, who make up the majority of the residents in East Jerusalem, have only received 30% of the building permits.

Urban planning issues

Critics of efforts to promote a Jewish majority in Jerusalem say that government planning policies are motivated by demographic considerations and seek to limit Arab construction while promoting Jewish construction. According to a World Bank report, the number of recorded building violations between 1996 and 2000 was four and half times higher in Jewish neighbourhoods but four times fewer demolition orders were issued in West Jerusalem than in East Jerusalem; Arabs in Jerusalem were less likely to receive construction permits than Jews, and "the authorities are much more likely to take action against Palestinian violators" than Jewish violators of the permit process. In recent years, private Jewish foundations have received permission from the government to develop projects on disputed lands, such as the City of David archaeological site in the 60% Arab neighbourhood of Silwan (adjacent to the Old City), and the Museum of Tolerance on Mamilla Cemetery (adjacent to Zion Square).

Religious significance

The Old City is home to many sites of seminal religious importance for the three major Abrahamic religions-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Jerusalem has been sacred to Judaism for roughly 3000 years, to Christianity for around 2000 years, and to Islam for approximately 1400 years. The 2000 Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem lists 1204 synagogues, 158 churches, and 73 mosques within the city. Despite efforts to maintain peaceful religious coexistence, some sites, such as the Temple Mount, have been a continuous source of friction and controversy. The Temple Mount is the holiest spot in Judaism and the third holiest site in Islam. Jews venerate it as the site of the two former Temples and Muslims believe that Muhammad was transported from the Great Mosque of Mecca to this location during the Night Journey.

Jerusalem has been the holiest city in Judaism and the ancestral and spiritual homeland of the Jewish people since King David proclaimed it his capital in the 10th century BCE. Without counting its other names, Jerusalem appears in the Hebrew Bible 669 times. The first section, the Torah (Pentateuch), only mentions Moriah, but in later parts of the Bible, the city is mentioned explicitly. The Temple Mount, which was the site of Solomon's Temple and the Second Temple, is the holiest site in Judaism and the place Jews turn towards during prayer. The Western Wall, a remnant of the wall surrounding the Second Temple, is the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray. Synagogues around the world are traditionally built with the Holy Ark facing Jerusalem, and Arks within Jerusalem face the Holy of Holies. As prescribed in the Mishna and codified in the Shulchan Aruch, daily prayers are recited while facing towards Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. Many Jews have " Mizrach" plaques hung on a wall of their homes to indicate the direction of prayer. The Western Wall is a remnant of the Second Temple and the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray.

Christianity

Jerusalem is generally considered the cradle of Christianity. Christianity reveres Jerusalem for its Old Testament history, and also for its significance in the life of Jesus. According to the New Testament, Jesus was brought to Jerusalem soon after his birth and later in his life cleansed the Second Temple. The Cenacle, believed to be the site of Jesus' Last Supper, is located on Mount Zion in the same building that houses the Tomb of King David. Another prominent Christian site in Jerusalem is Golgotha, the site of the crucifixion. The Gospel of John describes it as being located outside Jerusalem, but recent archaeological evidence suggests Golgotha is a short distance from the Old City walls, within the present-day confines of the city. The land occupied by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is considered one of the top candidates for Golgotha and thus has been a Christian pilgrimage site for the past 2000 years. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is generally considered the most important church in Christendom. It contains the two holiest sites in Christianity: the site where Jesus was crucified, and Jesus's empty tomb, where he is believed by Christians to have been buried and resurrected.

Jerusalem is the third-holiest city in Sunni Islam. Islamic tradition holds that for approximately a year, before it was permanently switched to the Kaaba in Mecca, the (direction of prayer) for Muslims was Jerusalem. The city's lasting place in Islam, however, is primarily due to Muhammad's Night Journey ( c. 620 CE). Muslims believe that Muhammad was miraculously transported one night from the Great Mosque of Mecca to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, whereupon he ascended to Heaven to meet previous prophets of Islam. The first verse in the Qur'an's Surat al-Isra notes the destination of Muhammad's journey as al-masjid al-aqṣā ("the farthest place of prayer"). In the earliest days of Islam, this was understood as a reference to a site in the heavens, however, Post- Rashidun Islamic scholars understood it as relating to Jerusalem, and particularly to the site of the former Jewish Temple. The hadith, a collection of the sayings of Muhammad, mentions that the location of the Al-Aqsa Mosque is in Jerusalem. The Al-Aqsa Mosque, originally named after the wider compound it sits within, was built on the Temple Mount under the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid several decades after Muhammad's death to commemorate the place from which Muslims believe he had ascended to Heaven.

Historically, Jerusalem's economy was supported almost exclusively by religious pilgrims, as it was far from the major ports of Jaffa and Gaza. Jerusalem's religious and cultural landmarks today remain the top draw for foreign visitors, with the majority of tourists visiting the Western Wall and the Old City. In 2010, Jerusalem was named the top leisure travel city in Africa and the Middle East by Travel + Leisure magazine. in 2013, 75% of the 3.5 million tourists to Israel visited Jerusalem.

Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the national government has remained a major player in Jerusalem's economy. The government, centred in Jerusalem, generates a large number of jobs, and offers subsidies and incentives for new business initiatives and start-ups. Although Tel Aviv remains Israel's financial centre, a growing number of high tech companies are moving to Jerusalem, providing 12,000 jobs in 2006. Northern Jerusalem's Har Hotzvim industrial park and the Jerusalem Technology Park in south Jerusalem are home to large Research and Development centres of international tech companies, among them Intel, Cisco Systems, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, IBM, Mobileye, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic and more. In April 2015, Time Magazine picked Jerusalem as one of the five emerging tech hubs in the world, proclaiming that "The city has become a flourishing centre for biomed, cleantech, Internet/mobile startups, accelerators, investors and supporting service providers."

Higher than average percentages are employed in education (17.9% vs. 12.7%); health and welfare (12.6% vs. 10.7%); community and social services (6.4% vs. 4.7%); hotels and restaurants (6.1% vs. 4.7%); and public administration (8.2% vs. 4.7%). During the British Mandate, a law was passed requiring all buildings to be constructed of Jerusalem stone in order to preserve the unique historic and aesthetic character of the city. Complementing this building code, which is still in force, is the discouragement of heavy industry in Jerusalem; only about 2.2% of Jerusalem's land is zoned for "industry and infrastructure". By comparison, the percentage of land in Tel Aviv zoned for industry and infrastructure is twice as high, and in Haifa, seven times as high. Only 8.5% of the Jerusalem District work force is employed in the manufacturing sector, which is half the national average (15.8%).

Although many statistics indicate economic growth in the city, since 1967, East Jerusalem has lagged behind the development of West Jerusalem. Nevertheless, the percentage of households with employed persons is higher for Arab households (76.1%) than for Jewish households (66.8%). The unemployment rate in Jerusalem (8.3%) is slightly better than the national average (9.0%), although the civilian labour force accounted for less than half of all persons fifteen years or older-lower in comparison to that of Tel Aviv (58.0%) and Haifa (52.4%). Poverty remains a problem in the city as 37% of the families in Jerusalem lived in 2011 below the poverty line. According to a report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), 78% of Arabs in Jerusalem lived in poverty in 2012, up from 64% in 2006. While the ACRI attributes the increase to the lack of employment opportunities, infrastructure and a worsening educational system, Ir Amim blames the legal status of Palestinians in Jerusalem.

The increasing number of educated Palestinians in Jerusalem has brought about positive economic changes. Through reforms and initiatives in sectors like technology, tourism, trade, and infrastructure, they have helped drive economic growth, create jobs, and improve living conditions in the city. Various joint summits between Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs have been held in the city. Palestine Investment Fund have proposed various projects in Jerusalem. Palestinian industrialist Bashar Masri sought to make heavy investments in the city. PA controlled industrial areas are located outskirts of Jerusalem, primarily in Bir Nabala, Abu Dis and Eizariya, engaging in manufacture of tires, food products and concretes.

High-tech industry is emerged among Palestinian society of Jerusalem. In 2023, Israel opened a technology park in East Jerusalem, known as EasTech. Local Palestinian engineers are employed in the complex by multinational companies, some of which includes AT&T, Natural Intelligence, Nvidia, Unity and Synamedia. Station J, an innovation hub is located in Sheikh Jarrah, which is yet another tech hub for Palestinians in the city. Hani Alami, a Jerusalem-based Palestinian entrepreneur has set up a start-+up accelerator. As a part of Israeli-Palestinian economic peace efforts, interaction between Israeli and Palestinian business community, also contributes in growth of Palestinian IT sector in the city.

Urban structure

High-rise construction

Jerusalem has traditionally had a low-rise skyline. About 18 tall buildings were built at different times in the downtown area when there was no clear policy over the matter. One of them, Holyland Tower 1, Jerusalem's tallest building, is a skyscraper by international standards, rising 32 stories. Holyland Tower 2, which has been approved for construction, will reach the same height.

Holyland Tower, Jerusalem's tallest building

A new master plan for the city will see many high-rise buildings, including skyscrapers, built in certain, designated areas of downtown Jerusalem. Under the plan, towers will line Jaffa Road and King George Street. One of the proposed towers along King George Street, the Migdal Merkaz HaYekum, is planned as a 65-story building, which would make it one of the tallest buildings in Israel. At the entrance to the city, near the Jerusalem Chords Bridge and the Central Bus Station, twelve towers rising between 24 and 33 stories will be built, as part of a complex that will also include an open square and an underground train station serving a new express line between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and will be connected by bridges and tunnels. Eleven of the skyscrapers will be either office or apartment buildings, and one will be a 2,000-room hotel. The complex is expected to attract many businesses from Tel Aviv, and become the city's main business hub. In addition, a complex for the city's courts and the prosecutor's office will be built, as well as new buildings for Central Zionist Archives and Israel State Archives. The skyscrapers built throughout the city are expected to contain public space, shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues, and it has been speculated that this may lead to a revitalization of downtown Jerusalem. In August 2015, the city council approved construction of a 344-foot pyramid-shaped skyscraper designed by Daniel Libeskind and Yigal Levi, in place of a rejected previous design by Libeskind; it is set to break ground by 2019.

New projects in Jerusalem

In 2021, Bashar Masri announced and launched "Lana", a massive mix-used project in East Jerusalem, which is located in the neighborhood of Beit Hanina. The project is in a partnership between Massar International and the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. It features 400 residential apartments along with a vibrant commercial center that hosts well-known global brands, cinemas, restaurants, cafes, and offices. The project also includes modern educational facilities, such as a school and a kindergarten, catering to the needs of residents. In addition to its focus on residential and commercial aspects, the Lana project emphasizes the improvement of infrastructure within the project and its surroundings. This involves the construction of three to four floors of underground parking to accommodate the residents' vehicles conveniently. Furthermore, there is a comprehensive plan to expand the road network surrounding the project, ensuring smooth transportation and accessibility for both residents and visitors. It is situated just 15 minutes away from the historic Old City of Jerusalem.

Transportation

Public transport

Jerusalem is served by highly developed communication infrastructures, making it a leading logistics hub for Israel.

The Jerusalem Central Bus Station, located on Jaffa Road, is the busiest bus station in Israel. It is served by Egged Bus Cooperative, which is the second-largest bus company in the world, The Dan serves the Bnei Brak-Jerusalem route along with Egged, and Superbus serves the routes between Jerusalem, Modi'in Illit, and Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut. The companies operate from Jerusalem Central Bus Station. Arab neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem and routes between Jerusalem and locations in the West Bank are served by the East Jerusalem Central Bus Station, a transportation hub located near the Old City's Damascus Gate.

The Jerusalem Light Rail initiated service in August 2011. According to plans, the first rail line will be capable of transporting an estimated 200,000 people daily, and has 23 stops. The route is from Pisgat Ze'ev in the north via the Old City and city centre to Mt. Herzl in the south.

A high-speed rail line connecting Tel Aviv to Jerusalem became partially operational in 2018 and was completed in 2019. Its terminus is at the new underground station (80 m or 262 ft deep) serving the International Convention Centre and the Central Bus Station, and is planned to be extended eventually to Malha station. Israel Railways operated train services to Malha train station from Tel Aviv via Beit Shemesh, but this service was discontinued in 2020.

Begin Expressway is one of Jerusalem's major north-south thoroughfares; it runs on the western side of the city, merging in the north with Route 443, which continues toward Tel Aviv. Route 60 runs through the centre of the city near the Green Line between East and West Jerusalem. Construction is progressing on parts of a 35 km (22 mi) ring road around the city, fostering faster connection between the suburbs. The eastern half of the project was conceptualized decades ago, but reaction to the proposed highway is still mixed.

In the past, Jerusalem was also served by the local Jerusalem International Airport, locally known as Atarot Airport. It was the first airport built in the British Mandate of Palestine. Palestinians considered the Atarot Airport as a "symbol of Palestinian sovereignty". The airport falls beyond Green Line. After 1948 war, it came under control of Jordan. Following the Six Day War of 1967, the airport came under control of Israel. With increase of violence in the second intifada, Atarot Airport ceased operation in 2000. Today Jerusalem is served by Ben Gurion Airport, some 50 km (30 mi) northwest of the Jerusalem, on the route to Tel Aviv. The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem railway runs non-stop from Jerusalem-Yitzhak Navon railway station to the airport and began operation in 2018.

Australian businessman Kevin Bermeister proposed a masterplan of Jerusalem, which also includes the development of an airport for Jerusalem in the Jordan Valley, near Jericho. The airport is sought to be a joint Israeli-Palestinian airport. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh have also appealed to Israeli authorities to redevelop the airport. In 2021, the Israeli government planned to redevelop Atarot Airport as a joint Israeli-Palestinian airport. The new Atarot Airport will include two separate Israeli and Palestinian terminals.

Universities

Jerusalem is home to several prestigious universities offering courses in Hebrew, Arabic and English.

Founded in 1925, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been ranked among the top 100 schools in the world. The Board of Governors has included such prominent Jewish intellectuals as Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud. The university has produced several Nobel laureates; recent winners associated with Hebrew University include Avram Hershko, David Gross, and Daniel Kahneman. One of the university's major assets is the Jewish National and University Library, which houses over five million books. The library opened in 1892, over three decades before the university was established, and is one of the world's largest repositories of books on Jewish subjects. Today it is both the central library of the university and the national library of Israel. The Hebrew University operates three campuses in Jerusalem, on Mount Scopus, on Giv'at Ram and a medical campus at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital. The Academy of the Hebrew Language are located in the Hebrew university in Givat Ram and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities located near the Presidents House.

The Jerusalem College of Technology, founded in 1969, combines training in engineering and other high-tech industries with a Jewish studies programme. It is one of many schools in Jerusalem, from elementary school and up, that combine secular and religious studies. Numerous religious educational institutions and Yeshivot, including some of the most prestigious yeshivas, among them the Brisk, Chevron, Midrash Shmuel and Mir, are based in the city, with the Mir Yeshiva claiming to be the largest. There were nearly 8,000 twelfth-grade students in Hebrew-language schools during the 2003-2004 school year. However, due to the large portion of students in Haredi Jewish frameworks, only fifty-five percent of twelfth graders took matriculation exams () and only thirty-seven percent were eligible to graduate. Unlike public schools, many Haredi schools do not prepare students to take standardized tests. To attract more university students to Jerusalem, the city has begun to offer a special package of financial incentives and housing subsidies to students who rent apartments in downtown Jerusalem.

Al-Quds University was established in 1984 to serve as a flagship university for the Arab and Palestinian peoples.[citation needed ] It describes itself as the "only Arab university in Jerusalem". Bard College of Annandale-on-Hudson, New York and Al-Quds University agreed to open a joint college in a building originally built to house the Palestinian Legislative Council and Yasser Arafat's office. The college gives Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. Al-Quds University resides southeast of the city proper on a 190,000 m ² (47-acre) Abu Dis campus. Other campuses of AQU are located within city limits of Jerusalem. A campus of university in Sheikh Jarrah, which is one of the oldest faculties, is known as Hind Al Husseini College for Arts. It was named after Hind al-Husseini, a Palestinian activists known for rescuing orphaned survivors of Deir Yassin massacre and giving them shelter in a palace of her grandfather, which was converted into an orphanage and later a college, which is a part today's Al Quds University. A joint campus of AQU and Bard College is located in Beit Hanina. Bayt Mal Al Qods Acharif Agency, a Moroccan organization is constructing a new campus in same neighborhood.

Other institutions of higher learning in Jerusalem are the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, whose buildings are located on the campuses of the Hebrew University.

Arab schools

Israel's public schools for Arabs in Jerusalem and other parts of the country have been criticized for offering a lower quality education than those catering to Israeli Jewish students. While many schools in the heavily Arab East Jerusalem are filled to capacity and there have been complaints of overcrowding, the Jerusalem Municipality is building over a dozen new schools in the city's Arab neighbourhoods. Schools in Ras el-Amud and Umm Lison opened in 2008. In March 2007, the Israeli government approved a five-year plan to build 8,000 new classrooms in the city, 40 percent in the Arab sector and 28 percent in the Haredi sector. A budget of 4.6 billion shekels was allocated for this project. In 2008, Jewish British philanthropists donated $3 million for the construction of schools for Arabs in East Jerusalem. Arab high school students take the matriculation exams, so that much of their curriculum parallels that of other Israeli high schools and includes certain Jewish subjects.

The Shrine of the Book, housing the Dead Sea Scrolls, at the Israel Museum

Although Jerusalem is known primarily for its religious significance, the city is also home to many artistic and cultural venues. The Israel Museum attracts nearly one million visitors a year, approximately one-third of them tourists. The 8 ha (20-acre) museum complex comprises several buildings featuring special exhibits and extensive collections of Judaica, archaeological findings, and Israeli and European art. The Dead Sea scrolls, discovered in the mid-20th century in the Qumran Caves near the Dead Sea, are housed in the Museum's Shrine of the Book. The Youth Wing, which mounts changing exhibits and runs an extensive art education programme, is visited by 100,000 children a year. The museum has a large outdoor sculpture garden and includes the Holyland Model of Jerusalem, a scale-model of the city during the late Second Temple period. The Ticho House in downtown Jerusalem houses the paintings of Anna Ticho and the Judaica collections of her husband, an ophthalmologist who opened Jerusalem's first eye clinic in this building in 1912.

Next to the Israel Museum is the Bible Lands Museum, near The National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel, which includes the Israel Antiquities Authority offices. A World Bible Centre is planned to be built adjacent to Mount Zion at a site called the "Bible Hill". A planned World Kabbalah Centre is to be located on the nearby promenade, overlooking the Old City. The Rockefeller Museum, located in East Jerusalem, was the first archaeological museum in the Middle East. It was built in 1938 during the British Mandate. In 2006, a 38 km (24 mi) Jerusalem Trail was opened, a hiking trail that goes to many cultural sites and national parks in and around Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo has ranked consistently as Israel's top tourist attraction for Israelis. The national cemetery of Israel is located at the city's western edge, near the Jerusalem Forest on Mount Herzl. The western extension of Mount Herzl is the Mount of Remembrance, where the main Holocaust museum of Israel is located. Yad Vashem, Israel's national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, houses the world's largest library of Holocaust-related information. It houses an estimated 100,000 books and articles. The complex contains a state-of-the-art museum that explores the genocide of the Jews through exhibits that focus on the personal stories of individuals and families killed in the Holocaust. An art gallery featuring the work of artists who perished is also present. Further, Yad Vashem commemorates the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered by the Nazis, and honours the Righteous among the Nations.

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, established in the 1940s, has appeared around the world. The International Convention Centre ( Binyanei HaUma) near the entrance to city houses the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. The Jerusalem Cinemateque, the Gerard Behar Centre (formerly Beit Ha'Am) in downtown Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Music Centre in Yemin Moshe, and the Targ Music Centre in Ein Kerem also present the arts. The Israel Festival, featuring indoor and outdoor performances by local and international singers, concerts, plays, and street theatre has been held annually since 1961, and Jerusalem has been the major organizer of this event. The Jerusalem Theatre in the Talbiya neighbourhood hosts over 150 concerts a year, as well as theatre and dance companies and performing artists from overseas. The Khan Theatre, located in a caravanserai opposite the old Jerusalem train station, is the city's only repertoire theatre. The station itself has become a venue for cultural events in recent years as the site of Shav'ua Hasefer (an annual week-long book fair) and outdoor music performances. The Jerusalem Film Festival is held annually, screening Israeli and international films. In 1974 the Jerusalem Cinematheque was founded. In 1981 it was moved to a new building on Hebron Road near the Valley of Hinnom and the Old City.

Jerusalem was declared the Capital of Arab Culture in 2009. Jerusalem is home to the Palestinian National Theatre, which engages in cultural preservation as well as innovation, working to rekindle Palestinian interest in the arts. The Edward Said National Conservatory of Music sponsors the Palestine Youth Orchestra which toured Arab states of the Persian Gulf and other Middle East countries in 2009. The Islamic Museum on the Temple Mount, established in 1923, houses many Islamic artifacts, from tiny kohl flasks and rare manuscripts to giant marble columns. Al-Hoash, established in 2004, is a gallery for the preservation of Palestinian art. While Israel approves and financially supports some Arab cultural activities, Arab Capital of Culture events were banned because they were sponsored by the Palestine National Authority. In 2009, a four-day culture festival was held in the Beit 'Anan suburb of Jerusalem, attended by more than 15,000 people

Palestinian cinema is based in the city. Jerusalem has been location for "Jerusalem Arab Film Festival", for exhibiting Palestinian films. The city is home to numerous artists, singers, actors, actresses and filmmakers. Established in 1991, Riwaq have been working on various projects to restore cultural and historical sites across Palestine. Difficulties to operate in the annexed areas of Palestinian Jerusalem, it have successfully worked across those neighborhoods, rural and suburban area and Jerusalem Mountains ( Jibal al-Quds), where the Palestinian government has control. So far, the organization have restored a number of sites across neighborhoods of Kafr 'Aqab, Al Jib, Jaba and Qalandia. Those restored structures serves as local community centers, cultural sites and headquarters of several NGOs and cultural groups. Yabous Cultural Center is the largest cultural center in the city, opened by Palestinian groups in 1997. Edward Said National Conservatory of Music have a branch in Jerusalem.

Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University have unveiled a "Tree of Peace" statue at the Al Quds University School of Dental Medicine. The Museum on the Seam, which explores issues of coexistence through art, is situated on the road dividing eastern and western Jerusalem. The Abraham Fund and the Jerusalem Intercultural Centre (JICC) promote joint Jewish-Palestinian cultural projects. The Jerusalem Centre for Middle Eastern Music and Dance is open to Arabs and Jews and offers workshops on Jewish-Arab dialogue through the arts. The Jewish-Arab Youth Orchestra performs both European classical and Middle Eastern music. In 2008, the Tolerance Monument, an outdoor sculpture by Czesław Dźwigaj, was erected on a hill between Jewish Armon HaNetziv and Arab Jebl Mukaber as a symbol of Jerusalem's quest for peace.

The headquarters of the Israel Broadcasting Authority and its successor Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation are located in Jerusalem, as well as television and radio studios for Channel 12, Channel 13, and part of the radio studios of BBC News. The Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel are also headquartered in Jerusalem. Local newspapers include the Israeli and the Palestinian Jerusalem Times. God TV, an international Christian television network, is also based in the city. PYALARA, an organisation based in Jerusalem, transformed Jaba into a digital hub, which is the Middle East's first digital village and is also home to first Media Interactive Learning Center in the Middle East.

The two most popular sports are football (soccer) and basketball. Beitar Jerusalem Football Club is one of the most well known in Israel. Fans include political figures who often attend its games. Jerusalem's other major football team, and one of Beitar's top rivals, is Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. Whereas Beitar has been Israel State Cup champion seven times, Hapoel has won the Cup only once. Beitar has won the top league six times, while Hapoel has never succeeded. Beitar plays in the more prestigious Ligat HaAl, while Hapoel is in the second division Liga Leumit. Since its opening in 1992, Teddy Stadium has been Jerusalem's primary football stadium, with a capacity of 31,733

The most popular Palestinian football club is Jabal Al Mukaber (since 1976) which plays in West Bank Premier League. The club hails from Mount Scopus at Jerusalem, part of the Asian Football Confederation, and plays at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium at Al-Ram, across the West Bank Barrier.

In basketball, Hapoel Jerusalem is one of the top teams in the top division. The club has won Israel's championship in 2015, the State Cup four times, and the ULEB Cup in 2004.

The Jerusalem Marathon, established in 2011, is an international marathon race held annually in Jerusalem in the month of March. The full 42-kilometre race begins at the Knesset, passes through Mount Scopus and the Old City's Armenian Quarter, and concludes at Sacher Park. In 2012, the Jerusalem Marathon drew 15,000 runners, including 1,500 from fifty countries outside Israel.

A popular non-competitive sports event is the Jerusalem March, held annually during the Sukkot festival.

Twin towns - sister cities

Jerusalem is twinned with:

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Țara mea preferată este Turcia. Niște motive pentru care iubesc țara:
1. Pentru că orașul meu preferat, Istanbul este acolo.
2. Îmi place limba Turca pe care o vorbesc acolo.
3. Acolo s-au filmat multe filme și seriale.
4. Îmi place amabilitatea oamenilor de acolo
5. Îmi place foarte mult bucătăria franceză,în special baklava .
6. Îmi plac mâncarea turcească, fiindcă este foarte gustoasă.

( Hegyi Zoltan IX.B )

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2) Sunt preturi foarte bune.
3) Mãrile îmbãtrânesc tãrile strãlucesc albe,de aceea este atât de special.
4) Oamenii din restaurante sunt foarte amabili.
5) Comertul este in joc
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Simbolul oficial al Madridului este un urs ridicat pe picioarele din spate, care mănâncă fructe de pădure din copacul madroño.

În Madrid puteți găsi unul dintre cele mai mari parcuri acvatice din Europa – Aquasur.

Cel mai tânăr rege din lume a fost Alfonso al XIII-lea al Spaniei , care a devenit rege în ziua în care s-a născut .

Biserica Sagrada Familia din Barcelona a fost în construcție timp de peste 130 de ani și este de așteptat să fie completă în 2026.

Spania este sigura țară din Europa în care cresc banane.

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IX.C

1. Oraşul nostru preferat este Cluj Napoca.
2. Arhitectură istorică: Cluj-Napoca are o arhitectură istorică impresionantă, care include clădiri în stil baroc, neoclasic și art nouveau. De asemenea, orașul are o mulțime de biserici vechi și catedrale, care sunt importante pentru istoria și cultura regiunii.
3. Cultură și artă: Cluj-Napoca este cunoscut pentru viața sa culturală vibrantă, care include festivaluri de film, expoziții de artă, concerte și alte evenimente culturale. De asemenea, orașul are o mulțime de muzee și galerii de artă care prezintă istoria și cultura regiunii.
4. Universități de prestigiu: Cluj-Napoca este acasă pentru mai multe universități prestigioase, ceea ce face ca orașul să fie o destinație populară pentru tinerii studenți. De asemenea, prezența universităților a dus la o atmosferă vibrantă și diversă în oraș.
5. Natură și peisaje spectaculoase: Cluj-Napoca este situat într-o zonă pitorească, cu dealuri și munți înconjurători, care oferă oportunități excelente pentru excursii și aventuri în natură. De asemenea, există multe parcuri și grădini în oraș care oferă un refugiu verde în mijlocul orașului.
Acestea sunt doar câteva motive pentru care Cluj-Napoca poate fi considerat un oraș preferat pentru tine. Este posibil să existe și alte motive, în funcție de preferințele și interesele tale personale.

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1.Condiţiile medii de viaţă sunt bune.
2.Există libertatea de exprimare.
3.Turismul funcţionează foarte bună.
4.Calitatea toate produselor este mai mare.
5.Oamenii foloseşte un limbaj mai interesant şi mai uşor.
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1.Îmi place că în Spania oamenii care locuiesc acolo organizează o mulțime de festivaluri.
2.Spania este un stat independent și diverse insule i-ar aparține.
3.Sunt atât de multe lucruri minunate de văzut.
4.Spania este plină de mâncare delicioasă.
5.Mi se pare interesantă limba și cultura spaniolă.

(Németh Beáta, IX.B)

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László Szabolcs
IX.C

1. Țara noastră preferată este Portugalia pentru că îmi place mediul înconjurător.
2. Istoria şi cultura este bună pentru că Portugalia are o istorie bogată şi cultura vibranta cu multe tradiții şi festivaluri care sunt unice şi interesante.
3. Portugalia este renumită pentru bucătăria sa delicioasă şi diversă cu preparate precum fructele de mare carnea de 🤬 şi de vită, brânzeturile şi deserturile deosebite, 🤬 ar fi pasteis de nata.
4. Oamenii şi ospitalitatea: Portugalia este renumută pentru oamenii săi prietenoşi şi ospitaleri ,care sunt întotdeauna dispuşi să ajute şi să ofere sfaturi turistilor care vizitează țara.
5. Portugalia este cunoscută pentru peisajele sale spectaculoasă, care includ plaje superbe ,peisajele montane şi peisaje rurale pitoreşti.

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Eu am ales china , cred ca este o Tara minunata.

1. China este o ţară cu o cultură bogată şi diversă, cu o istorie impresionantă.

2. Economia Chinei este una dintre cele mai puternice din lume, cu o creştere constantă şi un mare potenţial de dezvoltare în viitor.

3. China are o populaţie mare şi diversă, ceea ce face ca această ţară să fie o destinaţie fascinantă pentru cei interesaţi să înveţe mai multe despre diferitele culturi, obiceiuri şi tradiţii din întreaga lume.

4. China are o gastronomie bogată şi variată, cu o mare varietate de preparate delicioase şi sănătoase.

5. China este o ţară cu oameni muncitori şi ambiţioşi, care se concentrează asupra dezvoltării personale şi profesionale.

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(Balázsi Nóra, Salat Kincső, Máthé Klaudia 9.c)

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1.    Țara noastră preferată este Ungaria pentru că vorbește aceeași limbă ca și noi.
2. Pentru că nu există urși.
3. Pentru că are o istorie foarte bogată.
4. Pentru că există multe atracții.
5. Pentru că 13 laureați ai Premiului Nobel provin din această țară.
6. este acasa, la cel mai vechi metrou din Europa.
7. Este  casa celui mai vechi și mai mare patinoar din Europa.
8. Acasă la prima regiune viticolă oficială din lume.
9. Se situează pe primul loc în Europa în ceea ce privește apele termale.
10. Ungaria se învecinează cu ea însăși.

https://www.magyarorszagom.hu/erdekessegek-magyarorszagrol-amit-kevesen-tudnak.html

(Balázsi Nóra, Salat Kincső, Máthé Klaudia 9.c)

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(Balázsi Nóra, Salat Kincső, Máthé Klaudia 9.c)

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Budapesta, capitala Ungariei, este împărțită de fluviul Dunărea.
Motive pentru care Budapesta este orașul nostru preferat:
1. Este un oras foarte frumos si modern.
2. Cele mai de succes universități sunt acolo.
3. Există multe muzee și locuri istorice acolo.
4. Există mai multe locuri celebre și notabile acolo, precum: Hősök tere, Orzágház, Halászbastya.
5. Oamenii sunt amabili și de ajutor.

Video: https://www.citybreakonline.ro/city-break/oras/budapesta

(Hegyi Fanni, Kozma Attila-Balázs, Kacsó Bendegúz 9.C)

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Capitala Frantei este Paris, unde sunt multe atractii.Franta este una dintre cele mai mari tari europene.Multi turisti viziteaza acolo intr-un an.
Motive pentru care este țara noastră preferată:
1. Pentru că este țara iubirii și cu adevărat intimă din cauza asta.
2. Mâncărurile noastre tradiționale sunt și ele foarte delicioase și pregătesc unul dintre cele mai speciale feluri de mâncare.
3. Pentru că Franța găzduiește Turnul Eiffel, Catedrala Reims și Avignon.
4. Ne atrage foarte mult și limba franceză și ni se pare foarte interesantă și unică.
5. Aceasta este și țara noastră preferată pentru că tradițiile mai multor popoare sunt amestecate.
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(Hegyi Fanni, Kozma Attila-Balázs, Kacsó Bendegúz 9.C)

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Anglia are o gastronomie specială.
Anglia are o istorie interesantă.

Anglia este și astăzi o țară monarhică.
Engleza este cea mai răspândită limba vorbită în lume.
Anglia este specială pentru că este o țară insulară.
Anglia are multe muzee, atracții, și clădiri vechi.
Bak Róbert, András Gábor, Pap Tamás IX.C
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Aceasta este țara mea preferată pentru că am fost acolo de două ori.

Îmi plac foarte mult că este țara este foarte curată și oamenii sunt amabile.

Îmi plac oraşele colorate şi graffiti elaborate.

Îm plac că țara are multe tracții, de exemplu Preikestolen, Kjeragbolten, Manafossen etc.

Îmi plac plăcuta şi linişte țarea.

Györgylőrincz Barbara IX.B

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Am ales această țară, pentru că:
- Țara asta este foarte frumoasă
-  Sunt multe locuri de vizitat
-  Sunt mulți munți , aici se afla Olympus , muntele Zeilor
- Litoralul marii este foarte frumos
- Casele cu acoperișuri albe și albastre sunt frumoase
-  Sunt multe meuzee pentru că cultura lor este foarte frumoasă
- Mulți turiști îl vizitează în fiecare an
- Sunt multe feluri de mâncare tradiționale
( Piros Abigel , IX.C)

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Roma este orașul  meu preferat, pentru că:                                                      -Foarte frumos orașul
- Sunt multe obiective turistice
-Vaticanuk este situat în acest oraș
- Sunt multe muzee pentru ca poporul  roma are un trecut faimos
- Primul Colosseum se  află aici
- Multe clădiri antice pot fi găsite în acest oraș, dar astăzi doar ruinele lor pot fi văzute
- Mulți turiști viziteazș  acest oraș, în principal din cauza Vatikan
(Piros Abigel, IX.C)

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frumoase aurore boreale

lacuri speciale

stil arhitectural unic

oameni prietenoși cu mediul

amintiri minunate la un preț accesibil

privelişte uimitoare la munte

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Koszta Bettina IX-B

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1.Este preferatul meu pentru că are o climă mediteraneană.
2.Grecia este țara mea preferată pentru că este o țară lângă mare.
3.O altă parte importantă pentru mine sunt insulele
4.Salonic (Thessaloniki), orașul meu preferat, se află aici.

Tövisi Hunor IX-C

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Anglia

-Anglia este o țară care face parte din Regatul Unit.
-Capitala este Londra, care are cea mai mare zonă metropolitană cât și din Uniunia Europeană.
-Populația Angliei de peste 55 de milioane.
-Zona locuită acum Anglia a fost locuită pentru prima dată de oameni moderni în perioadă paleolitică superioară.
-Revoluția industrială a început în Anglia secolul el XVII-lea, transformând societatea în prima națiune industrializată din lume.

Pál Zsanett IX.B

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Londra

-Populația Londrei este de 7.421.229 locuitori  în Londra Mare, cărora li se adaugă alte câteva milioane din zona metropolitană.
- Există o imensă diversitate de etnii, culturi și religii, Londra fiind unul din cele mai cosmopolite orașe din Europa și din lume.
-În Londra se găsesc  multe clădiri importante: palate, muzee, teatre, săli de concerte, aeroporturi, stații de cale ferată, numeroase ambasade și consulate.
-Simbolul Londrei este Big Ben-ul, turnul cu ceas al Palatului Parlamentului, construit în secolul al XIX-lea în stil neogotic.
- Face parte din primele zece cele mai moderne orașe din lume.

Pál Zsanett IX.B

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Tara noastra preferata este Austria. Iata cateva date interesante despre Austria:

1. Austria este o tara situata in Europa Centrala, invecinata cu Elvetia si Lichtenstein la vest, Cehia si Germania la nord, Ungaria si Slovacia la est, Slovenia si Italia la sud;

2. 68% din suprafata tarii are o altitudine de peste 500m, 62% fiind ocupata de muntii Alpi;

3. In Austria exista cea mai veche gradina zoologica din lume, Tiergarten Schönbrunn, deschisa in 1752 in Viena;

4. Austria este locul de nastere a unor genii ale muzicii clasice precum Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss (tatal si fiul), Cristoph Gluck sau Arnold Schonberg;

5. Unul dintre cei mai cunoscuti austrieci contemporani este actorul, culturistul si omul politic Arnold Schwarzenegger;

Lázár Krisztina, Sánduly Dávid, Tóth Máté, IX.B

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Brazilia este situată în partea central-estcă a Americii de Sud.
De acea îmi place Brazilia:
1.  În Brazilia limba oficială este potrtugheză, părerea mea este că această limbă este foarte specială.
2. Toate orașele sunt frumoase mai ales Rio de Janeiro
3. Îmi place musica Braziliană, este mereu plină de energie.
4. Carnavalul din Rio este unic, ași dori să îl vâd în realitate.
5. Acolo trăiesc multe păsări exotice de exemplu papagalul macaw albastru etc. care îmi sunt foarte dragi.

Spierer Nora IX.B

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Birtalan Henrietta IX.B

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1.Capital sa Roma,este un oraș istoric mondial ca leagăn al Romei antice și al Biserică Catolice.
2.Fântâna Trevi este una dintre cele mai faimoase fântâni din lume,unde oamenii își aruncă banii și speră că dorințele lor se vor împlini.
3.Stromboli,Etna și Vezuvius sunt cei mai activi vulcani din Italia.
4.Italienii sunt specializați în pizza și paste.
5.Deși Italia nu este o țară insulară, are un număr considerabil de insule,șapte sute mai exact.
Birtalan Henrietta IX.B

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Orașul nostru preferat este Viena. Viena este capitala Austriei cu o istorie bogată și o multitudine de atracții.

1. Capitala Muzicii: Viena este cunoscută drept capitala muzicii, fiind locul de origine al unor mari compozitori precum Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn și Schubert. Orașul găzduiește anual Festivalul Internațional de Muzică de la Viena și Orchestra Filarmonică din Viena, una dintre cele mai faimoase orchestre din lume.

2. Catedrala Sfântul Ștefan: Catedrala Sfântul Ștefan este unul dintre cele mai impresionante și faimoase monumente din Viena, construită în stil gotic. Turnul sudic al catedralei este cel mai înalt din oraș și oferă o vedere panoramică asupra Vienei.

3. Cafenele: Cafenelele sunt o parte importantă a culturii vieneză și au jucat un rol important în istoria intelectuală a orașului. În cafenelele vieneze, oamenii se întâlnesc pentru a discuta, a citi sau a scrie, savurând cafea, prăjituri și alte delicatese.

4. Palatul Schönbrunn: Palatul Schönbrunn este unul dintre cele mai mari și mai frumoase palate din Europa. A fost reședința de vară a împăraților austrieci și astăzi este deschis pentru vizitare. Palatul este înconjurat de grădini impresionante, care au fost deschise publicului în 1779.

5. Muzeul de Istorie Naturală: Muzeul de Istorie Naturală din Viena este unul dintre cele mai vechi și cele mai mari muzee de acest tip din lume. Acesta găzduiește colecții impresionante de fosile, minerale, animale și plante, precum și exponate unice, de exemplu, scheletul unui mamut.

Lázár Krisztina, Sánduly Dávid, Tóth Máté IX.B

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1.Îmi place că în țară există mâncăruri dăricioasă și deosebite.
2.Îmi place felul în care oamenii se îmbracă.
3.Sunt multe atracții.
4.oamenii sunt amabili și primitori.
5.Ei ascultă muzică specială.
6.Marea este foarte frumoasa.

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Îmi place Odorheiu Secuiesc pentru că este un oraș direct. Pot să mănânc prânzul oriunde, toată lumea este de ajutor, iar calitatea drumului este relativ bună. Mereu mă plimb cu plăcere prin oraș, mereu găsesc ceva interesant și uneori îi dau bani lui Gyussi.

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România - caracteristici și istorie.

România este o țară situată în sud-estul Europei, cu o istorie bogată și o cultură diversă.
Bucureștiul este capitala și cel mai mare oraș al României, fiind un important centru economic și cultural.
Munții Carpați traversează România de la nord la sud și oferă peisaje impresionante și posibilități excelente pentru activități în aer liber.
România este cunoscută pentru castelele sale medievale, precum Castelul Bran, cunoscut ca fiind casa lui Dracula.
În ultimii ani, România a experimentat o creștere economică semnificativă, devenind o destinație tot mai populară pentru investiții străine.

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•L-am ales pentru că îmi place foarte mult cultura lui
•Mancarea este si ea deosebita
•Există multe clădiri din trecut care sunt legate de istorie
•O țară civilizată în care oamenii sunt buni și înțelegători
• Este, de asemenea, o țară fantastică, deoarece există multe hoteluri bune acolo

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1. Albania este o țară situată în Europa de Sud-Est, la malul Mării Adriatice și Mării Ionice, fiind cunoscută pentru peisajele sale montane impresionante și plajele pitorești.

2. Capitala Albaniei este Tirana, un oraș vibrant și plin de viață, care combină stiluri arhitecturale diverse, de la clădiri comuniste la structuri moderne.

3. Albania are o istorie bogată și îndelungată, cu influențe ilire, romane, bizantine și otomane. Această moștenire culturală se reflectă în numeroasele sale situri arheologice și monumente istorice.

4. Cultura albaneză este caracterizată de tradiții populare autentice, muzică și dansuri specifice, precum și gastronomie delicioasă. Bucătăria albaneză se remarcă prin feluri de mâncare tradiționale, 🤬 ar fi baklava și byrek, dar și prin fructe de mare proaspete și brânzeturi locale.

5. Albania a devenit o destinație turistică din ce în ce mai populară în ultimii ani, atrăgând vizitatori din întreaga lume datorită frumuseții naturale, istoriei interesante și ospitalității albaneze. De la plimbări pe litoralul alb și nisipos la explorarea cetăților medievale și a parcurilor naționale, Albania oferă o gamă variată de atracții pentru toți iubitorii de călătorii.

(Bancsi Barna IX.B)

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1. Italia are un patrimoniu cultural și artistic bogat, cu unele dintre cele mai impresionante opere de artă din lume, 🤬 ar fi Statuia lui David de Michelangelo, Capela Sixtină și Colosseum-ul din Roma.

2. Italia este cunoscută pentru delicioasa sa bucătărie, care include paste, pizza, brânzeturi și vinuri excepționale. Fiecare regiune are propriile sale specialități, iar fiecare masă este considerată un moment important de socializare.

3. Italia are o istorie bogată și diversă, care a influențat lumea prin inventarea tiparului, dezvoltarea sistemului bancar modern și influențarea artei și culturii la nivel global.

4. În Italia se află cele mai multe obiective turistice din lume, inclusiv Roma, Veneția, Florența, Napoli, Milano, Sicilia și multe altele. Italia este, de asemenea, locul de naștere al turismului modern.

5. Italia este cunoscută și pentru moda sa, cu Milano fiind una dintre cele mai importante capitale ale modei din lume. De asemenea, Italia este faimoasă pentru producția de mașini de lux, 🤬 ar fi Ferrari, Lamborghini și Maserati.

Bokor Bálint, IX.B

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Ungaria este țara mea preferată, deoarece este foarte frumoasă și foarte bună pentru turism. Îmi place foarte mult să merg acolo, pentru că toate reclamele și toate semnele sunt în limba mea maternă.

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Iubesc Spania pentru că este un loc frumos. Oamenii sunt amabili și direcți. Îmi place că este întotdeauna cald aici și că este aproape de mare. Limba spaniolă este, de asemenea, frumos.

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Iubesc Spania pentru că este un loc frumos. Oamenii sunt amabili și direcți. Îmi place că este întotdeauna cald aici și că este aproape de mare. Limba spaniolă este, de asemenea, frumos

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Iubesc Spania pentru că este un loc frumos. Oamenii sunt amabili și direcți. Îmi place că este întotdeauna cald aici și că este aproape de mare. Limba spaniolă este, de asemenea, frumos

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K.N IX.C
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Austria este o țară foarte frumoasă și dezvoltată. Calitatea vieții este excelentă, iar salariile sunt printre cele mai bune din Uniunea Europeană. Are peisaje frumoase și stațiuni de schi renumite în întreaga lume. Țara încearcă să rămână neutră în toate conflictele, ceea ce o face una dintre cele mai pașnice țări. Îmi place foarte mult Austria și mi-ar plăcea să locuiesc acolo.

Faludi Csaba IX.B.

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Sao Paolo este cel mai populat oraș din Brazilia și un important centru economic, cultural și turistic. Orașul oferă vizitatorilor o viață palpitantă și vibrantă, cu multe restaurante, baruri și cluburi de noapte excelente. În plus, Sao Paolo are un bogat patrimoniu istoric și cultural, cu mai multe muzee, galerii de artă și teatre care oferă experiențe pentru iubitorii de artă. Frumusețea și diversitatea orașului, precum și localnicii prietenoși, toate acestea dovedesc că Sao Paolo este un loc cu adevărat special în lume.

Faludi Csaba IX.B.

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Țara mea preferată este Norvegia. Pentru motivele următoare:
- Norvegia este o foarte minunată țară pentru peisajul său. Cea mai mare parte a țării este de dealuri și munți.
- este o țară cu o populație relativ dispersată. Țara este departe de a fi o țară suprapopulată. Deci, oamenii, de obicei, nu poluează natura atât de mult.
- Țara avea o istorie admirabilă și o cultură foarte bogată.
- Condiții de viață este foarte bun, datorită economiei puternice a țării.
- Nu este necesară nicio viză pentru o vizită de până la 3 luni în calitate de cetățean al UE. Dacă vrei să rămâne în țară, este ușor să-l faci prea.

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1. În ciuda faptului că Cristofor Columb era italian, a căutat un nou drum spre India fiind finanțat de coroana spaniolă.

2. Roșiile, cartofii, avocado, și tutunul au fost aduse în Europa de către spanioli

3. Spaniola este a patra cea mai vorbită limbă din lume după engleză, chineză și hindi.

4. În anul 300 î.Hr., cartaginezii numeau acest teritoriu Ispania, adică țara iepurilor. Mai târziu, romanii au preluat această denumire și au latinizat numele în Hispania, care s-a dezvoltat în cele din urmă în España. Astfel, în esență, cuvântul Spania înseamnă „țara iepurilor”.

5. Spania a fost cucerită de mauri în anii 711-718. Datorită moștenirii sale musulmane, cultura spaniolă este mai diversă și mai unică decât a Franței.

6. Spania este al treilea producător de vin din lume, după Franța si Italia. Totuși, Spania se află pe primul loc în lume în ceea ce privește suprafața viticolă (peste 1,1 milioane de hectare). Deși se produc și vinuri albe și rose, țara este renumită pentru vinurile roșii. Majoritatea vinurilor produse sunt seci.

7. Spania este a doua țară ca mărime din Uniunea Europeană, după Franța. Teritoriul său măsoară aproximativ 506.000 km² dacă includem Insulele Canare și teritoriile spaniole de pe coasta Africii de Nord.

8. Spania este o monarhie constituțională. Fostul rege Juan Carlos I a urcat la tron ​​după moartea dictatorului Franco, în 1975. Multă vreme a fost unul dintre cei mai iubiți monarhi din Europa, dar apoi a căzut în dizgrație, iar în 2014 a abdicat în favoarea fiului său Felipe.

9. Fiind una dintre cele mai puternice țări din lume la vremea aceea, Spania nu a participat oficial nici la Primul și nici la Al Doilea Război Mondial.

10. Spania produce 63% din uleiul de măsline al Uniunii Europene, reprezentând aproape jumătate din producția globală de ulei de măsline. În medie, țara produce în jur de 1,3 milioane de tone pe an.

11. În 1605, Miguel de Cervantes a scris Don Quijote, considerat pe scară largă primul roman modern din lume. Cartea este văzută ca una dintre cele mai importante opere din literatura spaniolă.

12. Loteria de Navidad este o extragere specială a loteriei spaniole care are loc în fiecare an pe 22 decembrie. Este cea mai mare și cea mai populară extragere a anului, cu premii de aproximativ 2,4 miliarde de euro. Spre deosebire de români, spaniolii pariază masiv folosind Loteria Națională. Operatorul de stat înregistrează 55% dintre toate pariurile din Spania.

13. 70% din populația Spaniei este catolică, dar doar 13,6% din populație merge duminica la biserică.

14. Orașul Barcelona are 15 milioane de vizitatori pe an, în timp ce Madrid (capitala țării) are doar 7.

15. Spania este cunoscută pentru festivaluri. Sute de festivaluri sunt organizate în țară pe tot parcursul anului.

16. Animalul național al Spaniei este taurul.

17. Spaniolii sunt renumiți pentru siesta (somnul de prânz).

18. Clubul de fotbal Real Madrid este recunoscut de Federația Internațională de Fotbal drept cel mai bun club de fotbal al secolului XX.

19. Una dintre cele mai interesante curiozități despre Spania este numărul de baruri per locuitor. Ca să vă faceți o idee, există un bar la fiecare 175 de locuitori, însumând peste 277.500 de unități în toată țara. În unele locuri, numărul este chiar mai mare. De exemplu, în orașul Mogan din Gran Canaria, există 547 de baruri, adică unul la fiecare 43 de persoane. Regiunea Andaluzia are tot atâtea baruri cât Irlanda, Danemarca, Finlanda și Norvegia la un loc.

20. Madridul găzduiește cel mai vechi restaurant din lume. În ciuda faptului că alte restaurante contestă acest lucru, Restaurante Botín, care a fost deschis în 1725, este listat în Cartea Recordurilor. Specialitatea casei este Cochinillo asado (🤬 de lapte la cuptor).

(Néma Andrea IX.C)

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Orașul meu preferat este Sibiu, din Sudul Transilvaniei. Pentru mine acest oraș este favorit pentru motivele următoare:
- Prezența istoriei în structura arhitecturale. Sibiu are o arhitectură care este ușor să distins din restul care pot fi găsit în țara  noastră. Sibiu este renumit pentru construcții medievale(fortificații, poduri, turnuri, clădiri religoase etc.) reflectând istoria populației și cultura de acolo.
- Peisajul orașului este foarte unic, orasul se află in fata Munților Făgăraș, creând o imagine a orașului care este admirată nu numai de oamenii obisnuiți, ci și de artiști.
- Așa 🤬 am menționat mai sus, orașul se află în fața munți, astfel le oferă oportunitate în apropiere să se urca, petrecând timp liber, vacanță.
- Orașul a fost „Capitala europeană a culturii” până 2007.
-Sibiul este un important centru de învățămănt superior. Orașul are mai multe universitate, colegiile cu multe facilități, specializarități.

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Țara mea preferată este Spania. Motivele pentru care eu iubesc Spania sunt:
1. Prima motive pentru eu îmi place Spania este architectura.
2. Spania are co cultură bogată.
3. Spania are cel mai frumoasă peisaje.
4. Sportul: Fotbalul este cel mai popular sport în țară și Spania este renumită pentru cluburile sale de top.
5. Spania este cunoscută pentru oamenii săi prietenoși și ospitalieri.
6. Spania are o bucătărie bogată și variată, care este apreciată în întreaga lume.

Bodrogi Dávid
IX.B

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Curiozități despre Paris. Poate acesta este și unul dintre motivele pentru care din ce în ce mai multe persoane își doresc să viziteze capitala Franței. Chiar dacă Parisul poate fi considerat o destinație de vacanță pentru îndrăgostiți, nu este neapărat nevoie să fii un romantic incurabil pentru a păși pe străduțele acestui oraș.

Există o multitudine de atracții mai puțin cunoscute și tot felul de curiozități care nu sunt tocmai familiare tuturor. Pe lângă gastronomia și produsele de patiserie fără cusur pe care Parisul le pune la dispoziție oricui, acesta mai oferă și expoziții de artă, peisaje unice în lume și multe alte obiceiuri și tradiții și experiențe unice. Ceea ce face acest oraș să fie atât de special este faptul că nu s-a schimbat extrem de mult din anul 1860, dar și că este străbătut de râul Sena.
Mitul „orașului luminilor”

Multă lume este de părere ca orașul francez, fratele „micului Paris” este supranumit și orașul luminilor datorită frumuseții cu care importantele străzi și puncte turistice sunt luminate. În realitate, frumosul oraș nu are nimic de-a face cu energia electrică. Celebra denumire vine de la iluminism, moment în care capitala franceză era un important punct cultural în ceea ce privește arta și filosofia. O sumedenie de artiști veneau la acea vreme aici pentru a-și urma visul și a deveni celebri, sau cel puțin pentru a fi în contact cu alte minți care gândesc la fel.

Totuși, denumirea a început să devină din ce în ce mai adecvată deoarece străzile au început să se modernizeze și să devină luminate. Acest lucru a adăugat un pic de romantism orașului, motiv pentru care Parisul a fost supranumit în nenumărate rânduri orașul îndrăgostiților.

Există o mulțime de motive pentru care oamenii își doresc să viziteze capitala franceză. Printre cele mai importante se numără cultura, obiectivele turistice unice în lume, gastronomia, frumoasele străduțe, peisajele care îi fac pe toți să se îndrăgostească aproape imediat și nu în ultimul rând, istoria bogată care poate fi observată și astăzi aproape la fiecare colț. Parisul este un oraș aparte și nici limba nu este mai prejos. Chiar și în prezent limba franceză este una destul de populară, fiind vorbită în mai toate colțurile lumii.

(Néma Andrea IX.C)

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Franța este o putere nucleară, este unul dintre cei cinci membri permanenți ai Consiliului de Securitate al Națiunilor Unite și membru NATO. Franța joacă un rol important în istoria mondială prin intermediul influenței exercitate de cultura sa, de limba sa și de valorile democratice, seculare și republicanepe care le-a promovat în ultimele două secole.

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➡️Cultura sa este interesantă și sunt multe lucruri speciale de văzut
➡️Bucătăria franceză este foarte delicioasă
➡️O mulțime de filme au fost filmate din cauza locațiilor speciale.
➡️Croissantul este cel mai cunoscut produs de patiserie francez
➡️Există multe atracții turistice în țară

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NUME OFICIAL: Regatul Spaniei.
FORMA DE GUVERNARE: Monarhie parlamentară.
CAPITALA: Madrid.
POPULAȚIE: 49.331.076.
LIMBI OFICIALE: spaniolă castiliană, bască, catalană și galizică.
BANI: euro.
AREA: 195.363 mile pătrate (505.988 kilometri pătrați)

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