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Tourism is organized through lot of special associations covering tourist activities such as: The Higher Council of the Arab Tourist Industry.
- Arab Hotels.
- Travel Agencies.
- Tourist Transport
- Restaurants.
- Tour Guides.
- Oriental Souvenirs.
East Jerusalem is visited by 93% of incoming Tourists. In addition to the different various tourist industries, there are other industries in the city such as the manufacture of shoes, cigarettes, plastic and melamine products, furs, outerwear and children’s clothing.
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Jerusalem
The “Holy City” embraces several prominent Holy biblical religious, historical as well as ancient site such as the Al-Aksa Mosque. The Dome of the Rock, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the church of Gethsemane and many other holy places…
Jerusalem is mentioned 1020 times in the bible… has been besieged more than 50 times; conquered 36 times and destroyed 10 times…
Population City: 249270 (mid 2003)
Governorate 394105
Setting and Altitude: Jerusalem is in the center of the country, built on hills; it is 2300 feet above sea level.
Religion Christianity, Islam
Population City (J1) Estimated (J2) Total
249270 144835 *394105
Female: 124946 71474 199120
Male: 124324 70661 194985
East Jerusalem is known throughout the whole world to be the Center of Tourist Industry. There are 51 Hotels functioning and operating in East Jerusalem, with a capital of about 200 million dollars. It contains about 3200 rooms, with about 2000 skilled laborers and clerical employees.
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