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This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 23, 2007.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 2, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
April 21, 2007	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
April 28, 2007	Featured article candidate	Promoted
August 7, 2008	Featured article review	Demoted
Current status: Former featured article

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Section sizes

Section size for Jerusalem (51 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	31,785	31,785
Etymology and names	56	21,327
Etymology	5,044	5,044
Ancient Egyptian sources	3,029	3,029
Hebrew Bible and Jewish sources	867	867
Oldest written mention of Jerusalem	2,423	2,423
Jebus, Zion, City of David	2,262	2,262
Greek, Roman and Byzantine names	1,194	1,194
Salem	3,001	3,001
Arabic names	3,451	3,451
History	3,548	3,548
Political status	6,041	43,515
International status	3,304	3,304
Status under Israeli rule	5,761	5,761
Jerusalem as capital of Israel	17,325	21,249
Government precinct and national institutions	1,615	1,615
Israeli settlements	2,309	2,309
Jerusalem as capital of Palestine	5,063	7,160
Palestinian offices and institutions	2,097	2,097
Municipal administration	6,305	6,305
Geography	6,364	14,890
Climate	8,526	8,526
Demographics	17	24,939
Demographic history	7,205	7,205
Current demographics	15,384	15,384
Urban planning issues	2,333	2,333
Religious significance	1,468	17,495
Judaism	4,624	4,624
Christianity	4,751	4,751
Islam	6,652	6,652
Economy	14,661	14,661
Urban structure	23	7,680
High-rise construction	5,831	5,831
New projects in Jerusalem	1,826	1,826
Transportation	52	10,552
Public transport	1,459	1,459
Railway	4,559	4,559
Airport	4,482	4,482
Education	14	14,760
Universities	11,875	11,875
Arab schools	2,871	2,871
Culture	20,274	28,487
Media	1,151	1,151
Sports	7,062	7,062
Twin towns – sister cities	6,802	6,802
See also	206	206
Notes	34	34
References	28	28
Bibliography	448	448
Further reading	2,059	2,059
External links	2,753	2,753
Total	252,274	252,274

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Naqib al-Ashraf revolt

Naqib al-Ashraf revolt seems to have been a prominent event in the history of Jerusalem, and yet does not seem to be mentioned anywhere here? Makeandtoss (talk) 09:22, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 September 2024

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Consider changing "Jews" here to "Israelites": "Modern scholars argue that Jews branched out of the Canaanite peoples and culture." The word "Jew" is generally used from the Second Temple period onwards. Before the Babylonian exile, the correct term is Israelites. This is discussed in From the Maccabees to the Mishnah by Shaye J.D. Cohen pages 8-9. Isaachier (talk) 01:20, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

which specific line or phrase were you referring to in the article, though? Andre🚐 01:35, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Isaachier gave the line in question - it's the second sentence in the third paragraph of the lead. What I'm uncertain of (or I would make the change myself) is whether this change should require a consensus first. PianoDan (talk) 18:13, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since this has gone unchallenged, I've made the change. Anyone can revert and discuss it here if there are objections. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:01, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power."

This is just a clumsy construction that doesn't read well. Can't we just say "State of Palestine aspires to." and leave it at that? Andre🚐 01:34, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 October 2024

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i just want write name of al-Quds real arabic name best Youfind236 (talk) 21:07, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please tell us how you want to write it and why it is better than the existing version. Zero^talk 10:01, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've marked this as answered, as there is no further action that can be taken until Youfind236 responds. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 04:48, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]