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10 ❯❯ Top 10 Israel and Petra Highlights

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Petra Highlights Nahar LEB LEBANONANON Banias
Nahariyyaiyya
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Sea of
This tiny strip of land, holy to the world’s Haifa Tiber Tiberiasias Sea of
Haifa
Galilee
Galilee
three great monotheistic religions, has a Nazar
Nazaretheth
Afula
wealth of history, monuments, ruins, and Church of Caesar Afula
Caesareaea
places of worship to discover. The region 1 Netan Khader Beit She
Beit She’an’an
Khaderaa
the Holy
Netanyaya
also offers extraordinary natural beauty, Sepulchre Nablus
Nablus
from the forested slopes of the Galilee, to The holiest church for Tel A Tel Aviv-Jaffaviv-Jaffa WEST
WEST
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Mediterranean white-sand beaches, and Catholics and Orthodox Beachfr BANK
Beachfrontont
the desert vistas of the Negev and Petra. Christians is built on Ashdod Ramallah
Ramallah
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Ashdod
see inset map
Temple Mount the site where, tradi- Ashkelon see inset map
tion says, Jesus was
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Ashkelon
Site of Judaism’s First and crucified, buried, Gaza
Gaza
Dead
Second temples, Jerusalem’s and resurrected Hebr Hebronon Ein Gedi Dead Sea
Ein Gedi Sea
Temple Mount (Al-Haram (see pp12–13). GA GAZAZA
Masada
ash-Sharif) has been topped Be’er Shev Arad Arad Masada
Be’er Shevaa
by the spectacular Dome Ein B Ein Bokekokek
Mamshit
of the Rock since the 7th ISR Mamshit
ISR AELAEL
century (see pp14–15). Nitzana
Nitzana
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Be’er M
Be’er Menukhaenukha
The Siq,,
The Siq
Petr Petraa
Western Wall Yot Yotvatavata
Judaism’s holiest place of
prayer, the Western Wall is part Eila Eilatt
Aqaba
of the Temple Mount’s retaining Aqaba
wall, built by Herod the Great in
the 1st century BC (see pp16–17).
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum houses
a vast collection of art, archeology,
and Jewish artifacts, plus the iconic Haifa
Shrine of the Book displaying the A bastion
Dead Sea Scrolls (see pp18–21). of Jewish-Arab
coexistence, this
port city enjoys
spectacular sea
views from Mount
Carmel, especially
from the exquisite
Baha’i Gardens
(see pp24–5)
Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series LAYERS PRINTED:
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Date 12th May 2015
Size 100mm x 191mm