WEST JERUSALEM

Jerusalem · ISRAEL (IL) · 31.78°N / 35.22°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 7,498,240

West Jerusalem is a city in Israel with a population of 400,000. It sits at 31.78/35.22, runs on Asia/Jerusalem, is 1 km from East Jerusalem.

Population 400,000

Place Type Section of City

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Jerusalem

All facts

fields

Country: Israel
Subdivision: Jerusalem
Coords: 31.78°N / 35.22°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E East Jerusalem West Bank 428,304 1.4 km

S Jerusalem Jerusalem 971,800 1.5 km

SE Old City West Bank 36,000 1.5 km

NE Wādī al Jawz West Bank 13,000 1.8 km

SE Giv`at H̱ananya Jerusalem 15,500 2.1 km

NE Nayot West Bank 2,223 2.9 km

E Az Za‘ayyim West Bank 3,373 4.4 km

SE Abū Dīs West Bank 11,753 4.6 km

NE ‘Anātā West Bank 11,946 4.8 km

E Al ‘Ayzarīyah West Bank 17,455 4.9 km

Air access

nearby

LLEK

Tel Nof Air Base

Medium airport

38.2 km

TLV

Ben Gurion International Airport

Large airport

40.5 km

LLHS

Hatzor Air Base

Small airport

46.7 km

LLRS

Rishon Lezion Airfield

Small airport

48.6 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of West Jerusalem?: 400,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is West Jerusalem in?: Asia/Jerusalem.
Which country is West Jerusalem in?: Israel (IL).
Which airport serves West Jerusalem?: Tel Nof Air Base (LLEK).
How far is West Jerusalem from Jerusalem?: About 1 km.
Does West Jerusalem have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Israel?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Israel?: New Israeli Sheqel.
How many cities are in Israel?: 725 on record.
Which admin region is West Jerusalem in?: Jerusalem.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/7498240

{
  "data": {
    "id": 7498240,
    "name": "West Jerusalem",
    "ascii_name": "West Jerusalem",
    "country_code": "IL",
    "population": 400000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Jerusalem",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLX",
    "latitude": 31.78199,
    "longitude": 35.21961
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1 km from East Jerusalem.
Same timezone (Asia/Jerusalem) as 724 other cities in Israel.