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Nazareth |
The Holy City of Nazareth is the childhood home of Jesus. It is a center of Christian faith and pilgrimage. Nazareth
is located in the hills in the center of the Galilee in
Northern Israel. |
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Sea
of Galilee
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The lake is located in the west side of the Galilee, a
major source of water supply, center of tourism, and rich with history.
The home town of Jesus was in Capernaum, and where most of his travels and acts were performed in the
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Lower Galilee |
This group of sites are located in the central section of the
north of Israel. The group includes sites between the
Yizreel valley and the upper Galilee, excluding Nazareth. |
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Yizreel Valley |
This group of sites are located in the southern section of the
north of Israel, in and around the Yizreel (Jezreel) valley. |
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Acre
(Akko) |
Acre
(Akko) is one of the largest ancient cities in the Galilee, and
its sites are grouped separately. |
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West
Galilee |
This group of
sites is located on the shores of the Galilee, in the north west
side of Israel. It includes sites from Mount Carmel up to
Lebanon, excluding Acre. |
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Upper Galilee |
The Upper
Galilee group of sites are located in the northern
side of Israel. This group of sites excludes the shore of the
Med sea, on the west side of the upper Galilee. |
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Golan |
The Golan group
of sites are located in the north-east side of Israel, between
the Yarmuk river on the south to Mount Hermon on the north. |
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Carmel |
The
Carmel sites include Haifa and the Mount Carmel sites. This area
is known for its world class prehistoric cave sites, prophet
Elijah's area, Roman and Byzantine sites. |
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Jerusalem |
The Holy City of Jerusalem is for 3000
years the capital of the Israelites, Jewish Kingdom and State of Israel. |
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Sharon |
The
Sharon is located in the west of the center of Israel, between
the hills and the shore. The sites that are grouped here include
Caesarea, Jaffa, and other sites in the center of the Country. |
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Judea |
Judea lies in the
center of Israel, around Jerusalem. |
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Negev |
The Negev is located in the south
part of Israel, and is mostly a desert. |
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Beit Kerem |
The sites inside and around
the valley of Beit-Kerem and Karmi'el in the central Galilee. |
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Hilazon creek |
The sites in the region of
Hilazon (Chilazon) creek, in the north of the lower Galilee. |
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Jordan Valley |
The sites of the Jordan valley- the eastern
side of central Israel. |
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Dead Sea |
The sites on the
west side of the Dead Sea and on the foothills of the Judean
desert. |
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