Jerusalem District Off The Beaten Path

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The Old City Jerusalem   Jerusalem

The Old City Jerusalem, Jerusalem

 26 Reviews   Queen Helen Coptic Orthodox church is located near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. It includes one of the ancient sights in Jerusalem. It's a cistern (a water well). It was hewn in the rock and... 

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Outside the Wall   Jerusalem

Outside the Wall, Jerusalem

 56 Reviews  This threatening warnings mark the entrance of the ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim. "To girls and women we beg with our all hearts: Please do not pass through our neighborhood with immodest... 

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Outside the City   Jerusalem

Outside the City, Jerusalem

 14 Reviews  Masada is a fortress in the judean desert situated on a hill looking at the dead sea. This place was the scene of the final judean resistance against the roman army. The last 967 people remaining in... 

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Model of Old Jerusalem   Jerusalem

Model of Old Jerusalem, Jerusalem

 2 Reviews  This model has since been moved to the Israel Museum...... If you plan on visiting the "City Of David", the oldest part of the city of Jerusalem (this is not the walled city familiar to us today),... 

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Visit another country=Jordan- while in Israel

by dzohar

To travel from Jerusalem to Petra: First take a bus or plane to Eilat. Then a local travel company in Eilat can arrange a visit to Petra. Alternatively you get an Eilat taxi to take you to the Jordanian frontier where you get your Jordanian visa and on the other side there are usually Jordanian taxis with guides- you must bargain your price for a ride to Petra and back (several hours each way!) At Petra there are some cafes wher you can get coffee and snacks.Take lots of drinking water. Also a hat- this is desert country.You can stay overnight at Petra or Aqaba(Jordan) or Eilat(Israel).Eilat has a first class aquarium and many night clubs. Aqaba is a bit drab. Good swimmimg in the Red Sea. Also boating. For buses to Eilat from Jerusalem contact Egged bus company. For planes to Eilat contact Arkia or ElaAl airlines.Have fun!!!

Homat Shemuel - Har Homa

by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Har Homa or Mountain Wall is a neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem.It was built on land annexed by the Jerusalem municipality after the 1967 Six-Day War. It is considered an Israeli settlement. The neighborhood was officially renamed Homat Shmuel after Shmuel Meir, a former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, who played an active role in its development before he was killed in a car accident in 1998. The Hebrew name "Har Homa" refers to a wall built on the remains of a Byzantine church on the mountain which was visible to Palmach forces stationed at Kibbutz Ramat Rahel.You can watch my high resolution photo of Jerusalem District on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 31° 44' 3.08" N 35° 12' 35.66" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Har Homa.

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Ramat Rachel

by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located south of Jerusalem, as an enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries. Overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb and situated within the Green Line.East of the road which links Bethlehem to Jerusalem, a hill of obvious strategic importance commands a panoramic view southwards over the city and beyond. Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, located atop this hill, has a bird's eye view of the Bethlehem - Jerusalem road.

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Driving into Bethlehem

by TravellerSammy

You can park your car at the main checkpoint then take a taxi both ways to and from downtown Bethlehem. Another option is to drive your car into Bethlehem. The way I usually go is to take the last right turn before the checkpoint, signposted Gush Etzion, the turn left at the first traffic light and go through the tunnel. Then go past the tunnel checkpoint and take the first left into Beit Jala, a suburb of Bethlehem. From there you can drive into Bethlehem.

Disneyland?

by Gili_S

This store is somewhere in the city center area. I really wonder, did they register this store name with the authorities?

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Jerusalem in the snow

by Gili_S

Yes, this is Jerusalem on January 7th. 2002, after the snow fall it is extra beautiful.*As I was not in Jerusalem that day, the picture here is taken from the on.line news site.

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The street

by Gili_S

One of the things I like the most in Jerusalem is to walk around in the old neighbourhoods, some houses are really beautiful and you might just be invited inside.

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The King David Jerusalem  Jerusalem

 5 Reviews and 279 Opinions  Without doubt, the King David Hotel is the most famous and prestigious hotels in Israel and possibly... 

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The American Colony Hotel  Jerusalem

 4 Reviews and 203 Opinions  While the American COlony may not have all the amenities of a mammoth 200-room chain hotel, but it... 

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David Citadel Hotel  Jerusalem

 5 Reviews and 278 Opinions  Twas my first visit to Jerusalem and I selected this hostel to stay at because of the write-up in my... 

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