Metroji clue #128

Jerusalem in five emoji

Israel

Sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with the sites of all three inside one walled square kilometre. Continuously inhabited for around four thousand years.

What each emoji refers to

The Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif, is the contested centre of the Old City.
The Western Wall is the surviving retaining wall of the Second Temple complex.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is shared by six denominations under a long-standing arrangement.
Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock stand on the same platform.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are held at the Israel Museum.

Jerusalem at a glance

Country
Israel
Coordinates
31.77Β° N, 35.21Β° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Jerusalem.

City Distance Direction
Tel AvivIsrael 50 km
AmmanJordan 70 km
DamascusSyria 220 km
BeirutLebanon 240 km
NicosiaCyprus 420 km
CairoEgypt 430 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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