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Simien Mountains National Park
Simien Mountains National Park is in northern Ethiopia. Its rugged terrain includes escarpments, deep valleys and a high plateau, home to rare Walia ibex and Gelada baboons. Tall peaks include the towering Ras Dashen mountain. Trails wind through the park to camps at Sankaber, Geech and Chenek. The central Gidir Got and Imet Gogo summit lookouts have panoramic views of sheer cliffs and the lowlands below.
Bete Abba Libanos
Biete Abba Libanos (House of Abbot Libanos) is an underground rock-cut monolith Orthodox church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.
Beta Gabriel Raphael
Biete Abba Libanos (House of Abbot Libanos) is an underground rock-cut monolith Orthodox church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.
Simien Mountains National Park
Simien Mountains National Park is in northern Ethiopia. Its rugged terrain includes escarpments, deep valleys and a high plateau, home to rare Walia ibex and Gelada baboons. Tall peaks include the towering Ras Dashen mountain. Trails wind through the park to camps at Sankaber, Geech and Chenek. The central Gidir Got and Imet Gogo summit lookouts have panoramic views of sheer cliffs and the lowlands below.
Church of the Holy Sepulcher- Jerusalem
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is a church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Thechurch contains, according to traditions dating back to at least the fourth century, the two holiest sitesin Christianity: the site where Jesus of Nazareth was crucified, at a place known as "Calvary" or"Golgotha", and Jesus's empty tomb, where he is said to have been buried and resurrected.
Exterior-of-the-Dome-of-the-Rock
The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal building, each side of which measures sixty-six feet.Therea is door in each of the four faces fronting the cardinal points-on the north, Bab el Jenné (Gate of Paradise);Bab el Gharby (West Gate); Bab el Kiblé (South Gate); and the Bab en Neby Daúd (Gate of the ... Read more
The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal building, each side of which measures sixty-six feet.Therea is door in each of the four faces fronting the cardinal points-on the north, Bab el Jenné (Gate of Paradise);Bab el Gharby (West Gate); Bab el Kiblé (South Gate); and the Bab en Neby Daúd (Gate of the ProphetDavid).The external walls above the basement are entirely covered with tiles, which produce a very fine effect.Verses of the Koran, beautifully written in interwoven character, in blue and white, run round theparapet wall, and beneath are elaborately executed designs in various colors.
Jerusalem
It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamicreligions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem astheir capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of ... Read more
It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamicreligions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem astheir capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestineultimately foresee it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized internationally.
Al-Mustafa
Al Mustafa Mosque features two towering 72 m (236 ft) tall
minarets and a mammoth dome that dominates the landscape. In the center, the
mosque features intricately carved curved marble slabs surrounded by smaller
carved domes. Well-lit at night, the ... Read more
Al Mustafa Mosque features two towering 72 m (236 ft) tall
minarets and a mammoth dome that dominates the landscape. In the center, the
mosque features intricately carved curved marble slabs surrounded by smaller
carved domes. Well-lit at night, the structure makes a true landmark complex of
Egypt's prime tourist location. Al Mustafa Mosque is just one of the many
highlights you can arrange to see.
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai is a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt
that is a possible location of the biblical Mount Sinai, which is considered a
holy site by the Abrahamic religions. Mount Sinai is mentioned many times in
the Book of Exodus and other books ... Read more
Mount Sinai is a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt
that is a possible location of the biblical Mount Sinai, which is considered a
holy site by the Abrahamic religions. Mount Sinai is mentioned many times in
the Book of Exodus and other books of the Bible,[1] and the Quran.[2] According
to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition, the biblical Mount Sinai was the
place where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
St. Merry Tree
The Tree of the Virgin is a sycamore tree in the El Matareya suburb of Cairo, Egypt. According to local beliefs, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph stopped at El Matareya (then a small village) on the Flight into Egypt. Mary rested against the tree and a spring of water sprang up near it for Mary to wash Jesus.
St. Simon Monastery
It was built in the 7th century and reconstructed in the 10th century. By the 13th century, however, themonastery was in ruin; there was an inscription found there that said that a Mutammar Ali had visited in1295 A.D. Although though the monastery was ruined, its main features were preserved.One of the churches in the monastery had numerous Coptic inscriptions inside and there were slabs ofstones giving the history of many of the monks that had lived there.
San Giovanni Evangelista Cathedral
Located
in the heart of Scicli, the Cathedral of San Giovanni Evangelista is one of the
18 monuments included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Built in 1776, it
conserves invaluable Baroque frescos supported by a series of Ionic columns
made with a precious white marble.
Delphi
This is an impressive site on the south-western slope of
Mount Parnassus, overlooking the coastal plain to the south and the valley of
Phocis. It is now an extensive archaeological site with a modern town of the
same name nearby. It is recognised by ... Read more
This is an impressive site on the south-western slope of
Mount Parnassus, overlooking the coastal plain to the south and the valley of
Phocis. It is now an extensive archaeological site with a modern town of the
same name nearby. It is recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in having
had a phenomenal influence in the ancient world, as evidenced by the rich
monuments built there by most of the important ancient Greek city-states,
demonstrating their fundamental Hellenic unity.
Parnassus
Parnassus is a mountain of limestone in central Greece that
towers above Delphi, north of the Gulf of Corinth, and offers scenic views of
the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to Greek mythology,
this mountain was sacred to ... Read more
Parnassus is a mountain of limestone in central Greece that
towers above Delphi, north of the Gulf of Corinth, and offers scenic views of
the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to Greek mythology,
this mountain was sacred to Dionysus and the Dionysian mysteries; it was also
sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs, and it was the home of the Muses.
