| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year Taken |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Har Megiddo
|
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The entrance to a water system built by King Ahab c 900 BCE.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Har Megiddo
|
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King Ahab's water system is 60m deep and 120m long.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee District : Sea of Galilee
|
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The Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee District : Sea of Galilee
|
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Galilee is an inland sea.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee Site / Event : Church of the Beatitudes
|
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The octagonal Church of the Beatitudes was built in 1933 by Mussolini.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee Site / Event : Church of the Beatitudes
|
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The interior.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee Site / Event : Church of the Beatitudes
|
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View of the Sea of Galilee from the church.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee Site / Event : Church of the Beatitudes
|
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The beatitudes in Latin.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Copernaum
|
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Copernaum is a 2nd century BCE city that is the scene of many miracles by Jesus.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Copernaum
|
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The site of many of the parables of Jesus.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Copernaum
|
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The synagogue where Jesus taught.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee
|
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Israeli children from an Iraqi Jewish family on a boat.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Taghba
|
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The basalt church at Taghba marks the spot where Jesus appeared after his ressurection.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Taghba
|
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Taghba is an oasis.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Taghba
|
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Stained glass window.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Taghba
|
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Rock on which Jesus dined with his disciples.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee
|
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Statue showing Jesus blessing Peter.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee
|
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Modern (1982) Byzantine style church on the site of the feeding of the 5000.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee
|
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5th century mosaic of a fish and two loaves by the Sea of Galilee.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee
|
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View around Galilee.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee
|
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Fields.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Tiberius
|
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Tiberius by the Sea of Galilee is a city of contrasts.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Tiberius
|
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4th century mosaic of a Jewish Torah and two menoras.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Tiberius
|
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The tomb of Rabbi Me'ir Ba'al Hanes, a second century teacher.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Tiberius
|
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The tomb of Rabbi Maimon (died 1204) who was Saladin's personal physician.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Tiberius
|
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The Monastery of St Peter, built in the 12th century by the Crusaders.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Tiberius
|
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Greek mosaic of Helios, the Sun god, and the signs of the Zodiac, 4th century.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Safed
|
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The Arc of the Covenant in the 19th century Ha'ari Synagogue in Safed.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel Region : Galilee City / Town : Safed
|
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The old Arab quarter of Safed is now an artists' colony.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Baram
|
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2nd century synagogue.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Baram
|
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Maronite church in Baram, a town abandoned by its Christian Arab population when the state of Israel was created in 1948.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Baram
|
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Baram Kibutz is close to the border with Lebanon.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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The borders of Israel, Syria and Lebanon meet close to this point.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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Ban Yas near the border with Lebanon is the source of the River Jordan.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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The Golan Heights.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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The Golan Heights is in the Northern part of Israel.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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Golan was part of Syria until 1967. The territory was annexed by Israel in 1982.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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The region is mainly Druze.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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Bombed houses.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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Abandoned Druze mosque.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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Deserted Syrian orthodox church.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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The Hula valley.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan District : Ain Qunya
|
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The Druze village of Ain Qunya.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan District : Ain Qunya
|
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The Druze villagers were forced to accept Israeli citizenship or leave.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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Druze shepherd.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Golan Heights City / Town : Golan
|
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War bunker.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The port city of Acre.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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Acre in northern Israel is a mainly Arab city.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The city from the marina.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The 18th century sea walls.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The sea walls with a church.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The marina.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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View from the sea.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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Fishermen.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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Israeli fisherman.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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People by the sea.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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Boats.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The Muslim quarter.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The walls of Acre.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The old city.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The market.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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View from the 18th century walls.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre Site / Event : Mosque of Ahmed Jezzar
|
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The Mosque of Ahmed Jezzar dates from 1781.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre Site / Event : Mosque of Ahmed Jezzar
|
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Fountain in the courtyard.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre Site / Event : Mosque of Ahmed Jezzar
|
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Decorated exterior.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre Site / Event : Mosque of Ahmed Jezzar
|
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The inside decoration of the 18th century mosque.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre Site / Event : Mosque of Ahmed Jezzar
|
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Signature of an Ottoman sultan.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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View across the city.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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Streets in the souk.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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A group of men.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The Khan el Umden is an Ottoman caravanserai built on the site of a crusader monastery.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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Lighthouse.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The old city.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre District : Underground City
|
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The underground city.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre District : Underground City
|
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The underground Crusader city was built by the Knights of St John.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre District : Underground City
|
 |
Carved slab.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre District : Underground City
|
 |
Crusader architecture.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre Site / Event : Lohamei Hagetaot
|
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Lohamei Hagetaot is a kibutz museum built by survivers from Eastern European concentration camps. This ia a model of Treblina.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre Site / Event : Lohamei Hagetaot
|
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Lithuanian synagogues.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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The beach at Acre.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Acre
|
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View out to sea.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa
|
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Haifa is on the slopes of Mount Carmel.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa
|
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Haifa is a modern city but was once ruled by Richard The Lionheart and Saladin.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa
|
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The Carmelite Railway slopes up the hill.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa Site / Event : Tomb of Baha'u'llah
|
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Shrine dedicated to the founder of the Bahai faith who was executed in 1850.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa Site / Event : Tomb of Baha'u'llah
|
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The tomb is set in a Persian garden.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa Site / Event : Tomb of Baha'u'llah
|
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The Bahai faith preaches that all religion is progressive and accepts all prophets.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa Site / Event : Tomb of Baha'u'llah
|
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View of the sea from Mount Carmel.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa
|
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View of the city.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa
|
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Street scene.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa Site / Event : Carmelite Monastery
|
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The Carmelite Monastery was founded in 1150 and is dedicated to the prophets Elisha and Elijah.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa Site / Event : Carmelite Monastery
|
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Stained glass window.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Haifa Site / Event : Carmelite Monastery
|
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The painted interior.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Caeserea
|
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The ruins of Caeserea by the sea.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Caeserea
|
 |
Caeserea is named after the Roman Emperor Augustus.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Caeserea
|
 |
Caeserea was founded as a port by the Phonoecians in the 4th century BCE.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Caeserea
|
 |
The city was Greek from 323 BCE and was rebuilt by Herod The Great in 22 BCE.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Caeserea
|
 |
The amphitheatre is a city built by Herod The Great in honour of the emperor Augustus.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Caeserea
|
 |
The Crusader walls were built by Louis IX.
|
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
State / Province : Israel City / Town : Caeserea
|
 |
The Crusader walls date from 1254.
|
1986 |