East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem proper noun: the portion of Jerusalem controlled by Jordan between 1948 and 1967.
Proper noun
East Jerusalem
- The portion of Jerusalem controlled by Jordan between 1948 and 1967.
- A few hours before the attack, Yuval Diskin, the head of the Israeli security agency the Shin Bet, had told a parliamentary committee that there was a "power vacuum" in East Jerusalem and he also called for the demolition of the homes of people involved in terrorist attacks.2008 July 22, Rory McCarthy, “Middle East: Driver shot dead after injuring 16 in second Jerusalem bulldozer attack”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 May 2021
- Synonyms:
- East al-Quds
East Jerusalem meaning in Arabic and Indonesian
East Jerusalem in Arabic
- eastern sector of Jerusalem
- اَلْقُدْس اَلشَّرْقِيَّة al-quds aš-šarqiyya, أُورُشَلِيم اَلشَّرْقِيَّة ʔūrušalīm aš-šarqiyya
East Jerusalem in Indonesian
- eastern sector of Jerusalem
- Yerusalem Timur
Synonyms of East Jerusalem
Words formed from East Jerusalem
Questions about East Jerusalem
- What does East Jerusalem mean?
- East Jerusalem means the portion of Jerusalem controlled by Jordan between 1948 and 1967.
- What is East Jerusalem in Arabic?
- East Jerusalem in Arabic is اَلْقُدْس اَلشَّرْقِيَّة (al-quds aš-šarqiyya), أُورُشَلِيم اَلشَّرْقِيَّة (ʔūrušalīm aš-šarqiyya). See East Jerusalem meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is East Jerusalem?
- East Jerusalem is a proper noun.
Words near East Jerusalem in the dictionary
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