Fun Facts: Jerusalem

1. Jerusalem is the city of readers. On average 68% of the population reads one book per month, and 33% of the population reads three books per month.
2. Around 79 people living in Israel have the name Jerusalem.
3. Jerusalem has 1,578 public gardens and parks.
4. On average 1,100 tons of trash are picked up and thrown away and 8,500 km of road are swept daily.
5. Jerusalem has over 2,000 archeological sites.
6. There are over 30,000 volunteer workers in Jerusalem
7. Jerusalem has over 70 cultural centers that teach art, music, poetry, literature, and performance to young people.
8. There are more than 60 museums in Jerusalem.
9. There are 90 hotels in Jerusalem hosting over 9,000 hotel rooms.
10. There are 30 annual festivals in Jerusalem, the most in all of Israel.
11. There are 26 wineries in Jerusalem.
12. A lion is the emblam of the munincipality of Jerusalem.
13. Throughtout Jewish history, Jews have wanted to be buried on Mount of Olives. There is estimated to be about 150,000 graves dating back to the 15th century till now.
14. There are 7 open gates in the Old City of Jerusalem.
15. Jerusalem is the focal point of the three Jewish holidays of Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavout.
16. In the days of Abraham, Jerusalem was called Shalem.
17. The First Temple was overseen by 3,300 men and built by 150,000 Jewish workers.
18. King David was buried on Mount Zion.
19. There are over 6,000 species of plants in the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.
20. The length of the wall surrounding the old city is 4 km.
21. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as ranked by the Times, is number 128 out of 200 universities in the world. According to Newsweek, it is number 82 out of 100 universities in the world. Jiaotong lists it as number 64 out of 500 universities in the world.
22. Hebrew University is linked to two Nobel Peace Prize winners: Robert Aumman and Daniel Kahneman.
23. Jerusalem has one of the highest rated night clubs in the world: 17 Haoman.

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