Jerusalem

The city at the centre of the world - a holy place to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Defences

City walls

by Source: Sheperd, William R. Historical Atlas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 68.

Founding Date

c. 1300 BC

Alternative Name(s)

Al-Quds

Population

c. 30,000

Location under

Levant

Owner/Ruler

Salah ad-Din

Owning Organization

Ayyubid Sultanate