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Jerusalem District, Israeli
Regional Level Types
Jerusalem DistrictDistrict
IsraelCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jerusalem801,000 (2017)
West Jerusalem400,000 (2012)
Bet Shemesh67,100 (2017)
Mevasseret Ẕiyyon24,409 (2017)
Abū Ghaush5,707 (2017)
Ẕur Hadassa4,700 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
145489
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145489:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
منطقة القدس, إسرائيل
French:
district de Jérusalem, Israël
German:
Bezirk Jerusalem, Israel
Hebrew:
מחוז ירושלים, ישראל
Italian:
distretto di Gerusalemme, Israele
Russian:
Иерусалимский округ, Израиль
Simplified Chinese:
耶路撒冷区, 以色列
Spanish:
Distrito de Jerusalén, Israel
Afrikaans:
Jerusalem distrik, Israel
Aragonese:
Destrito de Cherusalem, Israel
Armenian:
Երուսաղեմի մարզ, Իսրայել
Asturian:
Distritu de Xerusalén, Israel
Azeri:
Qüds dairəsi, İsrail
Basque:
Jerusalem barrutia, Israel
Bavarian:
Beziak Jerusalem, Israel
Belarusian:
Іерусалімская акруга, Ізраіль
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Ерусалімская акруга, Ізраіль
Breton:
Distrig Jeruzalem, Israel
Bulgarian:
Йерусалимски окръг, Израел
Catalan:
districte de Jerusalem, Israel
Cebuano:
Jerusalem, Israel
Chechen:
Къудс-ГӀалан кӀошт, Израиль
Czech:
Jeruzalémský distrikt, Izrael
Danish:
Jerusalem-distriktet, Israel
Dutch:
Jeruzalem, Israël
Esperanto:
Distrikto Jerusalemo, Israelo
Estonian:
Jeruusalemma ringkond, Iisrael
Farsi/Persian:
استان اورشلیم, اسرائیل
Finnish:
Jerusalemin hallintoalue, Israel
Galician:
Distrito de Xerusalén, Israel
Hungarian:
Jeruzsálemi körzet, Izrael
Indonesian:
Distrik Yerusalem, Israel
Japanese:
エルサレム地区, イスラエル
Judaeo-Spanish:
Distrito de Yerushalayim, Israel
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Иерусалим округі, Израиль
Korean:
예루살렘구, 이스라엘
Latvian:
Jeruzalemes apgabals, Izraēla
Lithuanian:
Jeruzalės apskritis, Izraelis
Macedonian:
Ерусалим, Израел
Malay:
Daerah Jerusalem, Israel
Manx:
Slyst Jerusalem, Israel
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Jerusalem Koān, Í-sek-lia̍t
Norwegian:
Jerusalem-distriktet, Israel
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Jerusalem distrikt, Israel
Pfaelzisch:
Bezirk Jerusalem, Israel
Polish:
Jerozolima , Izrael
Portuguese:
Jerusalém, Israel
Quechua:
Yerushalayim distritu, Israyil
Romanian:
Districtul Ierusalim, Israel
Scots:
Jerusalem Destrict, Israel
Serbian:
Јерусалим, Израел
Swedish:
Jerusalem, Israel
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
ноҳияи Иерусалим, Исроил
Tamil:
எருசலேம் மாவட்டம், இசுரேல்
Traditional Chinese:
耶路撒冷區, 以色列
Turkish:
Kudüs Bölgesi, İsrail
Ukrainian:
Єрусалимський округ, Ізраїль
Urdu:
یروشلم ضلع, اسرائیل
Vietnamese:
Quận Jerusalem, Israel
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Jeriwsalem, Israel
Western Punjabi:
یروشلم ضلع, اسرائیل
Yiddish:
ירושלים דיסטריקט, ישראל


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed130 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tziqlag111.62 - 7.246 Ma (Miocene)
Kefar Shaul - Laminated Limestone199.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Antigona
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Antigona23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardium23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Aves
class
Animalia : Chordata : Aves130 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda130 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Europicardium multicostatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Europicardium : Europicardium multicostatum23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Antigona aglaurae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Antigona : Antigona aglaurae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Arcopagia : Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Apolymetis papyracea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Apolymetis : Apolymetis papyracea23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Parenchodus longipterygius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Parenchodus : Parenchodus longipterygius99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lithophyllum prelichenoides
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum : Lithophyllum prelichenoides11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_District
Wikidata ID:Q192232
GeoNames ID:293198

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate

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