Walls of Jerusalem
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walls-of-jerusalem-166-13560881
title:
Walls of Jerusalem
text:
The Walls of Jerusalem surround the Old City of Jerusalem. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt. The work took some four years, between 1537 and 1541. The walls are visible on most old maps of Jerusalem over the last 1,500 years. The length of the walls is 4,018 meters, their average height is 12 meters and the average thickness is 2.5 meters. The walls contain 34 watchtowers and seven main gates open
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description:
Walls which surround the Old City of Jerusalem
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls_of_Jerusalem
date created:
2010-09-20T13:57:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T04:42:23Z
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