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Tiberias Travel Guide Information
Tiberias (Tverya, Tabariyyah) is a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Lower Galilee, Israel. It was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius. Tiberias is a large town located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee/Lake Kinneret in the north of Israel. The view of the lake from the hills [...]
Continue reading...Safed Travellers Information
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Safed (pronounced Tsfat) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Safed is one of Judaism’s Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Tiberias and Hebron, and a center for Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. At an elevation of 800 meters (2,660 feet) above sea level, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee. Safad is one [...]
Continue reading...Mitzpe Ramon Travel Information
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Mitzpe Ramon (Ramon Lookout) is a town in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 2,400 feet (800 m.) overlooking an enormous erosion cirque known as the Ramon Crater. This crater, or makhtesh, as it is called in Hebrew (a term also used by geologists around [...]
Continue reading...Massada Tourist and Travel Information
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Masada is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South District of Israel on top of an isolated rock plateau, or large mesa, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. After the First Jewish-Roman War (also known as the Great Jewish Revolt) a siege of [...]
Continue reading...Ma’ayan Harod Travel Information
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Ein Harod was the first kibbutz in Israel. It was located in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa. Founded by pioneers of the Third Aliyah in 1921 on a tract of land near Ma’ayan Harod (Harod Spring), the kibbutz moved to a permanent location at the foot of Kumi Hill in 1931. In 1952, in the wake [...]
Continue reading...Western Wall in Jerusalem Information
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Western Wall is a Jewish religious site located in the Old City of Jerusalem. The wall itself dates from the end of the Second Temple period, being constructed around 19 BCE. It is often referred to as the Wailing Wall, in connection with Jewish practice of coming to the site to mourn the destruction [...]
Continue reading...Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also called the Church of the Resurrection, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha, (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was crucified, and is said to also contain the place where [...]
Continue reading...Jerusalem Temple Mount Information
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Temple Mount also called the Noble Sanctuary, or al-Aqsa Mosque is a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem. Due to its importance for Judaism and Islam it is one of the most contested religious sites in the world. The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. Jewish Midrash holds that it was [...]
Continue reading...Jerusalem Old City Quarters Guide
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The old walled city, a World Heritage site, has been traditionally divided into four quarters, although the names used today the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Quarters were introduced in the early 19th century. The Old City was nominated for inclusion on the List of World Heritage Sites in danger by Jordan in 1982. In [...]
Continue reading...Jerusalem Old City Travel Guide
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Old City is a 0.9 square kilometre (0.35 square mile) area within the modern city of Jerusalem. Until the 1860s this area constituted the entire city of Jerusalem. The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy [...]
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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