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Never has a travel guide been so easy to use – just turn to the area of your choice PRINTED IN CHINA AREA COLOR CODES THE muSLIm quARTER pages 60–75 THE jEWISH quARTER pages 76–87 THE CHRISTIAN AND ARmENIAN quARTERS pages 88–107 THE mouNT of oLIVES AND mouNT zIoN pages 108–117 moDERN jERuSALEm pages 118–127 THE CoAST AND gALILEE pages 164–185 THE DEAD SEA AND THE NEgEV DESERT pages 186–205 PETRA AND WESTERN joRDAN pages 206–235 THE RED SEA AND SINAI pages 236–249 tRAVELERS’ nEEDS WHERE To STAY pages 252–265 WHERE To EAT pages 266–281 SHoPS AND mARKETS pages 282–287 ENTERTAINmENT IN THE HoLY LAND pages 288–291 SPoRTINg AND SPECIALIST HoLIDAYS IN THE HoLY LAND pages 292–295 $25.00 uSA $29.00 CANADA “Eyewitness Travel Guides are marvels of writing, color photography, and illustration” New York Times Syndicate “Lavishly illustrated… gorgeous, entertaining, and enlightening” Chicago Tribune “Like a Michelangelo fresco: deliriously rich in detail” People Magazine Discover more at traveldk.com PACKED WItH PHOtOGRAPHS, ILLUStRAtIOnS, AnD MAPS • tHE FLAVORS OF JERUSALEM AnD tHE HOLY LAnD • CUtAWAYS AnD FLOOR PLAnS OF ALL tHE MAJOR SIGHtS • HUGE SELECtIOn OF HOtELS AnD REStAURAntS • MUSEUMS, SIGHtS, MARKEtS, AnD BEACHES LIStED AREA BY AREA • tHREE JERUSALEM WALKS WItH ROUtE MAPS • InCLUDES ISRAEL, PEtRA AnD WEStERn JORDAn AnD tHE RED SEA AnD SInAI AREAS KEY TO MAIN SYMBOLS Historic building, street, square Museum, gallery Church, cathedral, chapel, monastery Synagogue, Jewish shrine Mosque Castle, fortress Archaeological site, ruin Health spa, private beach Wildlife preserve, aquarium Water park Population International airport Domestic airport Train service Bus stop, station Ferry service, port Pleasure boat/ cruiser hire Tourist information Market day Festival Open Closed Admission charge Photography allowed Photography not allowed Wheelchair access (phone to check details) Guided tours available Restaurant Café Shop SYMBOLS FOR HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS Price category Price category Credit cards not accepted Air-conditioning Bar 24-hour room service Fitness facilities Swimming pool Outside tables Non-smoking section Alcohol served Kosher restaurant Vegetarian options available Wheelchair access (phone to check details) Live music SYMBOLS FOR MAPS AND FLOORPLANS International airport Domestic airport Train station Long-distance bus station Taxi stand Ferry boarding point Parking Dive site Impressive fortress Significant archaeological site Major wildlife preserve Tourist information Police station Hospital with emergency room Post office Synagogue Mosque Church Health spa Major synagogue Must-see museum, gallery Viewpoint Campsite Excursion boat Sailing center Beach Elevator Men’s and women’s restrooms Good beach Major mosque Major church, cathedral, chapel “The best” The Philadelphia Inquirer EYEWITNESS TRAVEL JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI [...]...INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI DISCOVERING THE HOLY LAND 10–11 PUTTING THE HOLY LAND ON THE MAP 12–13 PUTTING JERUSALEM ON THE MAP 14–15 A PORTRAIT OF THE HOLY LAND 16–35 THE HOLY LAND THROUGH THE YEAR 36–39 THE HISTORY OF THE HOLY LAND 40–55 10 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI DISCOVERING THE HOLY LAND T he “Holy Land” encomand... Sepulchre, Jerusalem 17 18 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI The Old City of Jerusalem, viewed from the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives While Jerusalem is a city rooted in ancient history, at the same time it lies at the heart of a region which possesses a distinctly youthful nature Both Israel and Jordan, the two countries which, along with Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, make up what we know... Sinai lies not on the land but in the dramatic underwater landscapes of the Red Sea (see pp240–1) Here, vast coral reefs provide Scuba divers wading out from the beach on the Sinai coast 12 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI TUR Putting the Holy Land on the Map The crossroads of three continents – Africa to the south, Asia to the east and Europe to the west – the Holy Land encompasses the whole... might yield Often, their aims go far Beach life at Tel Aviv, the vibrant cultural and commercial capital of Israel 20 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI Old Testament Sites in the Holy Land Many of the stories recounted in the Old Testament are located within Egypt, Sinai and the “Land of Canaan”, which corresponds roughly to present-day Israel The Bible gives plenty of precise geographical... Herman Melville The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple (1854–60) by William Holman Hunt and Mark Twain, 34 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI The Landscape and Wildlife of the Holy Land From the life-giving Jordan River in the north to the scattered oases of the Negev and Sinai deserts in the south, water is precious in the Holy Land In Israel it is rare to see water Asian buttercup that is... AND SINAI PETRA AND WESTERN JORDAN • Roman ruins at Jerash • The rock-cut, secret city of Petra • Wadi Rum’s desert landscapes Jordan’s capital, Amman (see pp212–14), boasts some Roman ruins of its own, but it also makes a good base for • Dive among magnificent coral reefs • Visit one of the world’s oldest monasteries • Watch the sun rise over the Sinai desert The appeal for most visitors to the Sinai. .. Mazraa el-Sharqiya 1 of 66 6 44 Rishon Lod le-Zion Ramla Rekhovot Yavne lf 60 Ben Gurion Nuweiba R E D S EA Rosh ha-Ayin 40 Eilat 44 1 JERUSALEM 1 Qiryat Malakhi Duba Bethlehem 14 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI Putting Jerusalem on the Map Jerusalem covers 125 sq km (48 sq miles) In terms of geographical extent, this makes it Israel’s largest city However, despite its surface area, it is less... obelisk (825 BC) showing kernels of historical reality, but by the time they came to be set down they were essentially no more than folk tales Israelite King Jehu (I Kings 19) 21 22 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI Judaism Jewishness is not just a matter of religion but of belonging to a people Jews believe themselves to be descended from Abraham, to whom God promised a land “unto thee, and to... service cannot take place without a minyan: a group of 10 men Menorah Eternal light, a symbol of the divine presence Central platform for reading of the law Lectern Bimah Ark 24 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI Christianity To his followers, Jesus of Nazareth was more than just a prophet, he was the Son of God and bringer of a new covenant replacing the one given by God to Abraham (see p22)... apse area, containing the altar, was frequently concealed by an iconostasis, a three-panelled screen adorned with icons Drum Nave Side chapel Apse Pulpit Altar Iconostasis 26 INTRODUCING JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI Islam Islam was founded by Muhammad, a former merchant from Mecca in Arabia Born around AD 570, at the age of 40 he began to receive revelations of the word of Allah These continued . area          #&*5*,4" &*/3"'" ;07" .&7"4&3&5 ;*0/ .054 " #&*5;":*5 &7&/ 4"1*3 )64"/ #"5*3 03" ".*/"%"7 #&*5+"-" 4)"3"'"5 3" .05 ". 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