Jerusalem
City
Ancient city holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, divided between Israel and Jordan from 1948 to 1967.
Held by
- 1789 – December 31, 1896 Ottoman Empire
- 1898 – August 9, 1920 Ottoman Empire
- August 10, 1920 – May 13, 1948 Mandatory Palestine
- May 14, 1948 – June 9, 1967 Jordan
- since June 10, 1967 Israel
Capital of
- July 1, 1920 – May 14, 1948 Mandatory Palestine
- since November 7, 1949 Israel
- since November 15, 1988 Palestine
Events here 10
- May 21 – June 7, 1834 Siege of Jerusalem (1834)
- November 17 – December 30, 1917 Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
- April 4–7, 1920 1920 Nebi Musa riots
- April 19, 1936 – August 26, 1939 1936–1939 Arab Revolt in Palestine
- July 22, 1946 King David Hotel bombing
- May 15 – July 18, 1948 Battle of Jerusalem (1948)
- June 6, 1967 Battle of Ammunition Hill
- October 8, 1990 1990 Temple Mount killings
- September 28, 2000 – February 8, 2005 Second Intifada
- April 15, 2022 2022 Al-Aqsa clashes