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Thursday, 24 May 2012
- Mount of Olives
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Dome of the Rock
- the Dead Sea
- the Roman Theater of Caesarea
- Roman Cardo in Bisan
#Palestine #Israel #gifs
Nile, Egypt, Israel, Arabian Peninsula, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey. Sunrise in the east.
#nile #egypt #israel #lebanon #syria #turkey #etc
Clashes are the biggest since years - see Al-Quds T.V . Live stream from Jerusalem and Hebron .
#Palestine #Israel #Jerusalem #conflict; you won't be seeing this on aljazeera
This is one photo of an excursion to a traditional oil press. If I remember correctly, this was located in the Shephela, the coastal plains of Israel/Palestine.
As I’m sure everyone knows, olives are a miracle fruit, and a huge source of income for the Middle East and Mediterranean countries since the Bronze Age (no, I’m not exaggerating.) This particular machine was made to press those little green guys into delicious, useful, pulpy oil…even if it looks more like a torture device!
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#culture #landscape #middle east #Shephela #palestine #israel #thanks! #olive #olives #olive tree #submission
This is another photo from my gap year. My school in Jerusalem made sure we all got out and saw the entirety of the land, and we hiked over some pretty awesome terrain. This picture was taken in the south of the country, from the desert area right outside Eilat. We could see neighboring Jordan from pretty much every vantage point on that hike. A couple of times we were able to glimpse a large Jordanian flag flapping in the wind. It looked small, but it must have been massive for us to see it so clearly. At one point, I fancied I could hear it, too. I’ll have to find a picture. (Pity we weren’t able to visit!)
Of all the places we visited, I am fairly sure that this intense, all day hike showed me some of the most visually stunning, impressive vistas I have ever seen in my entire life.
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#landscape #middle east #jerusalem #palestine #israel #thanks! #submission
One of my majors in college was archeology, and I was lucky enough to be able to volunteer at some excavations! Due to the nature of the climate in the Middle East, most digs I’ve heard of are conducted in the summer only, during the dry season. Of course, that’s also the super-hot season, so we had to get up before the sun and do our work before the heat of the day became unbearable.
This picture is of the sunrise at Ramat Rahel, a kibbutz/resort/dig site at the very edge of modern municipal Jerusalem, exactly halfway between the Old City and Bethlehem. (Just ride the number 7 bus line to the very end.) The hill which we excavated is the highest in the area, and commands an excellent view - no doubt the reason why the Assyrians built a fortress on top of it. In fact, the area has been continuously inhabited since the Iron Age, if not before, which meant the site was very rich in information. I personally unearthed part of an Aeolic capital and a Persian seal. Multiple coin hoards were found as well. It’s just incredible. I was so lucky to have been able to participate in this project for two summers.
(For those curious, the dig was run under the joint auspices of Tel Aviv U. and Heidelberg U., a German school. There were lots of people from all over the world who worked on that excavation.)
Thank you for the caption! That really is amazing, being a part of history!
#landscape #middle east #Ramat Rahel #jerusalem #palestine #israel #thanks! #submission
Six years back, during my gap year, I studied in Jerusalem. Our school took us on field trips and hikes no less than once a month, and we got to see the length and breadth of this beautiful, war-torn country. I can no longer remember exactly where I took this photo, but I suspect it was in the desert lowlands somewhere not far from Eilat. Though my memory is a tad faulty (oh, old age! :P ) the photo remains one of my favourites, and reminds me that beauty can flourish even in adversity.
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#landscape #middle east #jerusalem #palestine #israel #thanks! #submission
Frishman Beach, Tel Aviv.
I spent the whole of November in Tel Aviv, which is winter for Israel, but more like summer for a girl from Ontario, Canada (as I am). Not a lot of beach traffic, which was also great for me. I was prepared for a great deal of rain, but had nothing but sun.
#middle east #tel aviv #palestine #israel #beach #sea #thanks! #submission
I wish I had better quality photos to provide you, but I spent the majority of my time on the beach, or sleeping off the never-ending Jet Lag, but this picture is one of my faves, just in terms of my general Tel Aviv traffic experiences.
I would be curious to know if anyone in Israel pays attention to traffic laws (if there are any, haha). I had the rides of my life to and from Ben Guiron Airport, and I never thought I would make it alive to my destinations.
This horse was the slowest moving thing on the road. Even the bicyclist zoomed past him. The contents of the cart are particularily interesting. Electronics and a pillow!
Stories behind the photo > quality. I would just laugh if I saw this.
#middle east #tel aviv #palestine #israel #thanks! #submission
This was my view from my hostel room in Tel Aviv, Israel. Not an awesome picture, but I took about 50 a day from that very spot, because I was really obsessed in trying to figure out what was going on up there.
I love the ‘white wash’ (for lack of a better term) of the city. The neutral colours of the cityscape really make the neon posters pasted to walls, and the bright colours of the flora and fauna stand out. Really quite cool.
We’d love to see more photos (maybe not of just this one spot) of your vacation!
You know, a lot of cities now a days in the Middle East (or the ones I’ve visited anyhow) are doing more Spanish style houses. The smooth, white or beige walls. I love it! Not as much as I love the traditional houses, I must admit.
Thanks again for the submission. We appreciate it c:
#middle east #tel aviv #palestine #israel #YAY FIRST ONE #thanks :3:3 #submission
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