Yerushaayim (ירושלים)

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Greek Name: Ιερουσαλήμ

English Name: Jerusalem Region

Arabic Name: البلا

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Main Language: Hebrew

Secondary Languages: Yiddish, Yeshivish, Jewish Koine Greek, Yevanic, Shassi, Jedaeo-Iranian, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Aramaic, Judeo-Malayalam, etc.

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Current Population: 970,425

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Interesting Facts:

• In the Hebrew language the word Jerusalem has two meanings. The first part is called "Yireh" (abiding places) and the second is called "Salem" (place of peace). 

• The word Zion is often used as synonym for the temple location, in Jerusalem.

• Jerusalem is mentioned over 660 different times in the Hebrew Bible.

• It has been named differenlty by each conquered empire. For example, under the Mohammedans (Arabic), it was called "El Khuds".

• It is pronounced and spelled in over 70 different ways. For example, in Greek, it is spelled as "Ierousalem" and pronounced as "ee-er-oo-sah-LEEM".

• In Greek and Arabic, the word Jerusalem means holy.