East Jerusalem
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Jump to navigationJump to searchEast Jerusalem (Arabic: القدس الشرقية al-quds ash-sharqīyah; Hebrew: מזרח ירושלים mizrah yerushalayim) is one of the three boroughs of the City of Jerusalem, capital of the Palestinian Arab Republic. It is the most populous of Jerusalem proper's three boroughs;, home to over 2.38 million people, about 65% of the city's total population. It is also the largest district of Jerusalem, with an area of 77 km2 accounting for nearly 62% of Jerusalem's total area of 125 km2.