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1, 2 and 3 days in Jerusalem: a computed itinerary
How many days in Jerusalem? Wikidata's open snapshot records 37 notable attractions within 40 km of the center, and this itinerary spreads the 12 most famous over 3 days by pure geometry: Al-Aqsa Mosque anchors day 1 with an article in 102 languages, and each following day starts at the most famous one left. The 3 blocks add up to 117.2 km in straight lines between stops.
Summary: how many days in Jerusalem
| Day | Anchor (most famous of the block) | Stops | Combined path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Aqsa Mosque | 4 | 3.3 km |
| 2 | Jericho | 4 | 44.5 km |
| 3 | Church of the Nativity | 4 | 69.4 km |
The page is cumulative: 1 day in Jerusalem covers up to the Al-Aqsa Mosque block; 2 days in Jerusalem covers up to the Jericho block; 3 days in Jerusalem covers up to the Church of the Nativity block.
Day 1: Al-Aqsa Mosque
4 stops, 3.3 km combined between them in a straight line.
| # | Attraction | Type | From previous (straight line) | From center | UNESCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Aqsa Mosque | World Heritage Site | starting point | 2.0 km | Yes |
| 2 | Dome of the Rock | World Heritage Site | 0.2 km | 2.1 km | Yes |
| 3 | The Temple Institute | Museum | 0.4 km | 1.7 km | - |
| 4 | Israel Museum | Museum | 2.8 km | 1.2 km | - |
Day 2: Jericho
4 stops, 44.5 km combined between them in a straight line.
| # | Attraction | Type | From previous (straight line) | From center | UNESCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jericho | Monument | starting point | 25.2 km | - |
| 2 | Al Maghtas | World Heritage Site | 8.5 km | 32.5 km | Yes |
| 3 | Bible Lands Museum | Museum | 33.6 km | 1.5 km | - |
| 4 | Yad Vashem | Monument and Museum | 2.4 km | 3.7 km | - |
Day 3: Church of the Nativity
4 stops, 69.4 km combined between them in a straight line.
| # | Attraction | Type | From previous (straight line) | From center | UNESCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church of the Nativity | World Heritage Site | starting point | 7.2 km | Yes |
| 2 | Beit Shemesh | Monument | 21.4 km | 21.6 km | - |
| 3 | Mini Israel | Museum | 10.3 km | 24.8 km | - |
| 4 | Cavern of the Patriarchs | Monument | 37.8 km | 29.0 km | - |
What the data says about Jerusalem
The snapshot records 37 notable attractions within 40 km of the center of Jerusalem (31.7690 N, 35.2163 E), in Israel: 8 recorded as museums, 22 as monuments and 8 carrying a UNESCO World Heritage designation. The most famous of the set is Al-Aqsa Mosque, with a page in 102 Wikimedia project languages, followed by Jericho (99). The itinerary takes the top 12 of that ranking; the longest day adds up to 69.4 km between stops and the shortest to 3.3 km. Jerusalem has 971,800 inhabitants in the GeoNames register.
Arriving by air
The closest airport with scheduled service to the center of Jerusalem, per the open OurAirports register, is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), classed as a large airport, 41.2 km from the center in a straight line.
How this itinerary was computed
Assembly rule in Jerusalem: the 37 attractions within the 40 km radius are ranked by documented notability on Wikidata (how many languages carry an article about the place) and grouped by a greedy algorithm: each day opens at the most famous one still outside the itinerary (Al-Aqsa Mosque for day 1 in Jerusalem) and picks up, one by one, the nearest to the last stop, up to 4 per day. The 9 tabled hops add up to 117.2 km, always in straight lines (haversine formula): street routes run longer. The best season to visit Jerusalem is not here because it cannot be computed from these sources, and this site does not make up guidebook opinions.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0, snapshot of 2026-07-09) for attractions and notability; GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) for the center and population of Jerusalem; OurAirports (public domain) for airports.
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