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Places to see in Palestine

12 of the 17 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Church of the NativityUNESCO

  كنيسة المهد

  Heritage site · Bethlehem Governorate

  The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Neil Ward (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  HebronUNESCO

  الخليل

  Town · Hebron Governorate

  Hebron is a city in the southern West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Hebron Governorate, which is the largest in the West Bank. It is located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Jerusalem.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Oren Rozen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Tell es-SultanUNESCO

  תל יריחו

  Ruins · Jericho Governorate

  Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Fullo88 at Italian Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  SebastiaUNESCO

  سبسطية

  Town · Nablus Governorate

  Sebastia is a Palestinian village of about 3,205 inhabitants, located in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, some 12 kilometers northwest of the city of Nablus.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Shuki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Bethlehem

  بيت لحم

  Town · Bethlehem Governorate

  Bethlehem is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, located about ten kilometres south of Jerusalem, and the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate. It had a population of 28,591 people, as of 2017.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Ramallah

  رام الله

  Town · Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate

  Ramallah is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine. It serves as the administrative capital of Palestine, as well as capital of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: أمين (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Qumran

  פארק (גן לאומי) קומראן

  Ruins · Bethlehem Governorate

  Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Tamarah (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Mount Gerizim

  הר גריזים

  Mountain · Nablus Governorate

  Mount Gerizim is one of two mountains near the Palestinian city of Nablus and the biblical city of Shechem, located in the north of Palestine's West Bank. It forms the southern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the northern side being formed by Mount Ebal.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: יאיר דב (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Kidron Valley

  נחל קדרון

  Nature · Bethlehem Governorate

  The Kidron Valley is a valley originating slightly northeast of the Old City of Jerusalem, which then separates the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives, and ending at the Dead Sea.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Montecruz Foto (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Joseph's Tomb

  قبر يوسف

  Religious · Nablus Governorate

  Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located in Balata village at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 m (980 ft) northwest of Jacob's Well, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: David Roberts (Public domain). Map

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  Mar Saba

  מנזר מר סאבא

  Religious · Bethlehem Governorate

  The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox Christian monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine in the West Bank, at a point halfway between Bethlehem and the…

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: deror_avi (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Jacob's Well

  بئر يعقوب

  Ruins · Area A

  Jacob's Well, also known as Jacob's Fountain or the Well of Sychar, is a Christian holy site located in Balata village, a suburb of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jeremiah K Garrett (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Jerusalem

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  Al-Aqsa MosqueUNESCO

  מסגד אל אקצא

  Religious · Jerusalem

  The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Godot13 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Solomon's StablesUNESCO

  اسطبلات سليمان

  Religious · Jerusalem

  Al-Marwani Mosque or Marwani Musalla, prior to its renovation it was known as Al-Masjid Al-Qadim is an underground vaulted mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Thomazzo (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Walls of JerusalemUNESCO

  Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

  Park & nature · Jerusalem

  The Walls of Jerusalem surround the Old City of Jerusalem. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt. The walls were constructed between 1537 and 1541.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: איתן פרמן 13:56, 4 December 2006 (UTC) (Public domain). Map

• Western WallUNESCO

  הכותל המערבי

  Ruins · Jerusalem

  The Western Wall is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount of Jerusalem.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Jerusalem

  ירושלים | القدس

  City · Jerusalem

  Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, 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 a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: askii (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Church of All Nations

  كنيسة كل الأمم

  Ruins · Jerusalem

  The Church of All Nations, also known as the Church of Gethsemane or the Basilica of the Agony, is a Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, next to the Garden of Gethsemane. It enshrines a section of bedrock where Jesus is said to have prayed before his arrest.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Karsten Müller, User Etc. gamma on de.wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  Church of the Holy Sepulchre

  كنيسة القيامة

  Religious · Jerusalem

  The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre-Jerusalem.JPG (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Gethsemane

  حديقة الجثسيماني

  Garden · Jerusalem

  Gethsemane is a garden as well as a courtyard at the foot of the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus Christ underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested before his crucifixion.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mewasul (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Mount of Olives

  הר הזיתים

  Mountain · Jerusalem

  The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the mount was the Silwan necropolis, attributed to the elite of the ancient Kingdom of Judah.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Godot13 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Mount Scopus

  הר הצופים

  Mountain · Jerusalem

  Mount Scopus is a mountain located in Jerusalem with an elevation of 826 meters (2,710 ft) above sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Tomb of the Virgin Mary

  قبر السيدة العذراء مريم

  Religious · Jerusalem

  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 ancient Judean rock-cut tomb in the Kidron Valley – at the foot of Mount of Olives, in East Jerusalem – believed by Christians to be the burial place of Mary,…

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Deror avi (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map