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Hazeva

Hazeva – חצבה This oasis, located in the Arabah valley, receives its waters from Ein (the spring of) Hazeva.  Its frontier location, situated on the crossroads of major ancient routes, ...

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Beit Alpha Synagogue

 Beit Alpha – בית אלפא – Mosaic Floor  The ancient synagogue of Beit alpha, dated to the Byzantine period, was a 20m x 14M building. It was covered across its entire ...

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Megiddo

Archaeologists working in Megiddo (Armageddon, el-Lejjun, Tel el-Mutesellium, Tell el-Mutesellim, Tel Megiddo, Campus Legionis, Har Megiddo, Har-Megeddon, Harmagedon, Isar-Megiddo, Legio, Lejjun, Megiddon) have unearthed an incredible 30 layers of settlement built on ...

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Discover Petra, Kingdom of Jordan

Tour to the ancient city of Petra –פטרה (Jordan), the fabled “rose red city,, 1-3 days, departing from Eilat or Tel Aviv . Petra was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. ...

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Ahwat

Ahwat אחוואט is not open to the public and is still considered a closed archaeological site. Since our group are students of the Israel School of Tourism and Haifa U. we ...

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Moa

Moa – מואה A Nabatean site on the Spice Route, built in the 1st century, a world Heritage Site. The Incense Route and Desert Cities of the Negev reflects the hugely profitable ...

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Ancient Tzipori

Tzipori National Park – גן לאומי ציפורי On the hill of Tzipori (Sepphoris), which is located in the Lower Galilee region just across the valley from my home in Hoshaya, are found the remains ...

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Beit She’arim

Beit She’arim – בית שערים – The Jewish necropolis of the Roman Period Beit She’arim was founded at the end of the 1st century BCE, during the reign of King ...

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Givat Zaid

Alexander Zaid – Givat Zaid – גבעת זייד On the top of the Givat Zaid hill, the center of the ancient city, is a modern bronze statue of Alexander Zaid riding ...

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Katzrin

Ancient Qatzrin Park – קצרין העתיקה The ruins of the ancient Jewish Talmudic Village of Katzrin (Katsrin or Qatzrin)  are located in the central Golan, some 13 km. northeast of the ...

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