Cities & places

Every major city’s names across Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Arabic, who founded it, and who lives there now.

• What was Jerusalem called before al-Quds?
• Is Hebron a Jewish city or a Palestinian city?
• What was Nablus called before it was Nablus?
• How old is Jaffa, and whose city is it?
• What was Acre called through history?
• Why does Tiberias matter to Jewish history?
• What is Safed known for?
• What is Bethlehem’s history, before and after Christianity?
• Was Gaza ever a Jewish city?
• What was Lod before it was Lydda?
• How old is Beersheba?
• Is Nazareth an Arab city or a Jewish one?
• Which city did Arabs actually found?
• When was Tel Aviv founded?