The world's holiest Christian site is presumably built on the place of both the crucifixion and the tomb of Jesus, and is thus a major…
Marvel at this 7th-century dominant, said to be the first dome-shaped shrine to be built, can be seen from all over Jerusalem.
The city's Citadel known as the Tower of David dates more than 2.700 years back.
This gate, considered the most impressive and important gateway to the Old City, was named after the road coming out of it, leading in the…
Qasr al-Yahud is the western section of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist on the Jordan River.
The Allenby Bridge, known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, and also called Al-Karameh Bridge by Palestinian Arabs, is a…
The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in Jericho, Palestine.
Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is a UNESCO-nominated archaeological site in the West Bank, located adjacent…
The Mount of Temptation is said to be the hill in the Judean Desert where Jesus was tempted by the devil.
Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament.
Emmaus Nicopolis, was the Roman name for one of the towns associated with the Emmaus of the New Testament, where Jesus is said to have…
Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 metres…
Mount Gerizim is one of two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the key West Bank city of Nablus, and forms the southern side of the…
Mount Ebal is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the city of Nablus in the West Bank, and forms the northern side of the…
Birzeit University is a public university in the West Bank, Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as a…
Israel Electric Corporation is the largest supplier of electrical power in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Ai was a Canaanite city. According to the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible, it was conquered by the Israelites on their second attempt.
See muqata'ah for the Ottoman instrument for financing state expenses.
