Sitios arqueológicos en Tierra Santa

Ancient Heritage & Tombs

This collection spans millennia of history across the Holy Land, featuring UNESCO World Heritage sites and sacred landmarks. Explore Tell as-Sultan, the ancient settlement of Jericho, and the desert fortress of Herodion built by King Herod the Great. The list includes the baptismal site at Bethany beyond the Jordan, the world’s largest Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, and early Islamic architecture at Qasr Hisham. Significant burial sites range from the traditional Tomb of the Virgin Mary to the contemporary mausoleum of Yasser Arafat.

Ancient Heritage & Tombs — Mapa

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Bethany beyond the Jordan Archaeological Park

A UNESCO World Heritage site on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, identified as the biblical location of Jesus' baptism. The park contains Roman and Byzantine ruins, including five churches, baptismal pools, and a monastery system dating back to the 4th century.

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City Of David

Visit the place where King David established his kingdom, and where the history of this country was written.

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Tomb of the Virgin Mary

Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also Tomb of the Virgin Mary or the Church of the Assumption, is a Christian church built around an…

Gilabrand / CC BY 3.0

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Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Located on the Mount of Olives, this is in fact the largest Jewish cemetery in the world.

Asaf T. / Public domain

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Herodion Ruins

Herodion, Herodium, or Jabal al-Fureidis is an ancient fortress located 12 kilometres south of Jerusalem and 5 kilometres southeast of…

A. Sobkowski / Public domain

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Qasr Hisham

Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of Jericho, in the West…

Marquez / Public domain

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Yasser Arafat

Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a…

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Emmaus Nicopolis

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…

Reinhard Dietrich / Public domain

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Tell as-Sultan

Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is a UNESCO-nominated archaeological site in the West Bank, located adjacent…