In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the four quarters of the ancient”. Today it says “one of the four quarters of the walled old city of jerusalem”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
One of the four traditional quarters of Jerusalem's Old City This article is about the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem. Christian Quarter: Arched entrance to the Muristan, northern access to Suq Aftimos Map of the Christian Quarter The Christian Quarter ( Hebrew : הרובע הנוצרי, romanized : Ha-Rova ha-Notsri; Arabic : حارة النصارى , romanized : Ḥārat al-Naṣārā ) is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem , the other three being the Jewish Quarter , the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter . The Christian Quarter is situated in the northwestern corner of the Old City, extending from the New Gate in the north, along the western wall of the Old City as far as the Jaffa Gate , along the Jaffa Gate - Western Wall route in the south, bordering on the Jewish and Armenian Quarters, as far as the Damascus Gate in the east, where it borders on the Muslim Quarter. The Christian quarter contains about 40 Christian holy places and one of the most important communities of Christianity in there and holy places for Christians in the world . First among them is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , Christianity's holiest place. Most of the residents of the Christian quarter remain Christians however their numbers have dwindled.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Other than some restoration work, it appears essentially the same today. The Christian Quarter ( ) is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem , the other three being the Jewish Quarter , the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter . The Christian Quarter is situated in the northwestern corner of the Old City, extending from the New Gate in the north, along the western wall of the Old City as far as the Jaffa Gate , along the Jaffa Gate - Western Wall route in the south, bordering on the Jewish and Armenian Quarters, as far as the Damascus Gate in the east, where it borders on the Muslim Quarter . The Christian quarter contains about 40 Christian holy places. Among them is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , one of Christianity's holiest places.
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Christian quarter Map of the Christian Quarter The Christian Quarter ( , Harat al-Nasarí ; , Ha'Rova Ha'Notzrí ) is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem , the other three being the Jewish Quarter , the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter . The Christian Quarter is situated in the northwestern corner of the Old City, extending from the New Gate in the north, along the western wall of the Old City as far as the Jaffa Gate , along the Jaffa Gate - Western Wall route in the south, bordering on the Jewish and Armenian Quarters, as far as the Damascus Gate in the east, where it borders on the Muslim Quarter . The Christian quarter contains about 40 Christian holy places. Among them is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , one of Christianity's holiest places.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Christian quarter Map of the Christian Quarter The Christian Quarter ( , Ḥārat al-Naṣārā ; , Ha-Rova ha-Notsri ) is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem , the other three being the Jewish Quarter , the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter . The Christian Quarter is situated in the northwestern corner of the Old City, extending from the New Gate in the north, along the western wall of the Old City as far as the Jaffa Gate , along the Jaffa Gate - Western Wall route in the south, bordering on the Jewish and Armenian Quarters, as far as the Damascus Gate in the east, where it borders on the Muslim Quarter. The Christian quarter contains about 40 Christian holy places. Among them is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , one of Christianity's holiest places. Most of its residents are Palestinian Christians , despite their dwindling numbers.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
One of the four traditional quarters of Jerusalem's Old City This article is about the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem. Christian Quarter: Muristan, northern entrance to Suq Aftimos Map of the Christian Quarter The Christian Quarter ( , Ḥārat al-Naṣārā ; , Ha-Rova ha-Notsri ) is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem , the other three being the Jewish Quarter , the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter . The Christian Quarter is situated in the northwestern corner of the Old City, extending from the New Gate in the north, along the western wall of the Old City as far as the Jaffa Gate , along the Jaffa Gate - Western Wall route in the south, bordering on the Jewish and Armenian Quarters, as far as the Damascus Gate in the east, where it borders on the Muslim Quarter. The Christian quarter contains about 40 Christian holy places. First among them is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , Christianity's holiest place. Most of its residents are Palestinian Christians , despite their dwindling numbers.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the four quarters of the ancient”. Today it says “one of the four quarters of the walled old city of jerusalem”. Read the current article and compare.
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one of the four quarters of the ancient
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one of the four quarters of the walled old city of jerusalem
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