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Quds

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Type Settlement
Usage Arabic
Scripts قُدْس(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. KOODS
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Meaning & History

Means "holy" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, usually written with the definite article: القُدْس (al-Quds).

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Entry updated November 16, 2019

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