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National Park Attractions In Jerusalem

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Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and cap...
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National Park Attractions In Jerusalem

  • 2. Emek Tzurim National Park Jerusalem
    Emek Tzurim National Park is a national park of Israel. It is located on the lower western slope of the Mount of Olives and the upper reaches of the Kidron Valley, to the north-east outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The grounds contain the Temple Mount Antiquities Sifting Project, and cover 170,000 square metres.
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  • 3. Ein Hemed National Park Jerusalem
    Ein Hemed is a national park and nature reserve in the hills seven kilometers west of Jerusalem, Israel. It is also known by its Latin name Aqua Bella, but formerly by its corrupted Arabic rendition of the same name, Iqbalā. The park is located on the path of an old Roman road, also used in later periods, called Emmaus by the Crusaders. The road connected the coastal plain with the Jerusalem hills.
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  • 4. Nebi Samuel National Park Jerusalem
    The Tomb of Samuel Hebrew: קבר שמואל הנביא‎, translit. Kever Shmuel ha-Nevi; Arabic: النبي صموئيل‎, translit. an-Nabi Samu'il or Nebi Samwil), is the traditional burial site of the biblical Hebrew and Islamic prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 meters above sea level. It is situated in the Palestinian village of Nabi Samwil in the West Bank, 1.3 kilometers north of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot. On the site is a building containing a mosque built in the 18th century that was formerly a church. The tomb itself is located in an underground chamber where a small synagogue is located. The Israeli Ministry of Tourism website states Over time practically every ancient Jewish traveler mentioned the place and its synagogue. It is currently loc...
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  • 5. Masada National Park Masada
    Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km east of Arad. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire at the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of 960 people, the Sicarii rebels and their families hiding there. Masada is one of Israel's most popular tourist attractions.
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