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The Holy Land, the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls.

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The Old City was given World Heritage status in 1981 and placed on the World Heritage in

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Danger List the following year.

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The city, fortified by its walls, is barely one square kilometer in size, with followers

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of three religions living in their respective quarters.

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This path is the Via Della Rosa, where Jesus walked with the cross.

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Jesus is said to have laid his hand on this wall.

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is located on the hill of Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified.

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It is said that Jesus was put to death by crucifixion atop these worn stairs.

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There are two altars here representing two Christian sects, the Roman Catholic faith

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and the Greek Orthodox faith.

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There is a ritual for opening the door every morning at the church.

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It is a Muslim, in fact, who opens the lock to the Christian church.

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When Islamic King Saladin recovered the city of Jerusalem from the Christian Crusades,

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the king approved of preserving the church on condition that the keys to the complex

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were managed by Muslims.

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The tradition has lasted 800 years.

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This is the Muslim quarter.

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The Holy Rock is said to be the spot from which Muhammad, the founder of Islam, ascended

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through the heavens to God and received revelation from Allah.

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The hill where the Dome of the Rock is located is a sacred site for Judaism.

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For Jews throughout the world, Jerusalem is their eternal homeland.

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The sight of Jewish people grieving the loss of their homeland and praying before the wall

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has given it the name the Wailing Wall.

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The city has had a complex history with three religions claiming and fighting over the holy

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sites and yet living together in the same city.

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Jerusalem, a city on the World Heritage in Danger list, is a symbol to the whole world.