Jerusalem

Jerusalem - World Tourism will discuss about the Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, though not internationally recognized as such, and one of the oldest cities in the world. Jerusalem is situated on the southern spur of the plateau in the Judean Mountains, which include the Mount of Olives and Mount Scopus eastward.

The height of the Old City is about 760 meters or about 2490 feet. The whole of Jerusalem is surrounded by valleys and dry riverbeds wadi. The Kidron, Hinnom, and Tyropoeon Valleys intersect in an area just south of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Kidron Valley runs to the east of the Old City and separates the Mount of Olives from the city proper. Along the southern side of old Jerusalem is the Valley of Hinnom, a steep ravine associated in biblical eschatology with the concept of Gehenna or Hell.

The Valley Tyropoeon begins in the northwest near the Damascus Gate, ran south-southeasterly through the center of the Old City to the Pool of Siloam, and divided the bottom into two hills, the Temple Mount to the east, and the rest of the city to the west or the lower and cities above described by Josephus.

Today, this valley is hidden by debris that has accumulated over the centuries. In biblical times, Jerusalem was surrounded by forests almond, olive and pine trees. During the centuries of war and neglect, is destroyed. Farmers in the Jerusalem region thus built stone terraces along the slopes to hold back the soil, a feature still very much in evidence in the Jerusalem landscape.

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Western Wall or Wailing Wall

Western Wall or Wailing Wall is a place that has a variety of unique history that are considered important and holy by both Jews and Muslims. Its history is for the Muslims of this wall is part of the base and the Aqsa Mosque Omar Mosque (Arabic: As-قبة الصخرة Qubbat Sakhrah), and believed to be the departure gate where the Prophet Muhammad from Jerusalem to heaven (Ascension) by riding Buraq. In addition to the place where Prophet Muhammad maintains his own horses.
As for Jews, this wall is the wall to lament the destruction of the Jewish Synagogue. Jews do not believe that this wall were destroyed because that's where dwells "Shekhinah" (divine presence). Thus, praying there was tantamount to pray to the Lord.
So the original wall has a length of about 485 meters, and now the rest is just 60 meters to the world is regarded as one of the walls of the most historic and influential ever.

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Ein Gedi

Ein Gedi is an oasis area of ​​14,000 dunam is located west of the Dead Sea, Masada and the caves near Qumran - Israel. This place is famous for its extraordinary beauty, such as caves, springs, and the diversity of flora and fauna are rich. And in 1971, Ein Gedi declared a nature reserve and is one of the most important reserves in Israel.

Ein Gedi nature reserve includes two spring-fed river with water flowing throughout the year, namely Nahal David and Nahal Arugot. This place is also used as a sanctuary for many species of plants, birds and animal species. Vegetation, including crops and trees of the desert, tropical, Mediterranean, and regional steppian, like Sodom apple, acacia, jujube, and poplar. But dsini ever there was a disaster, namely in the summer of 2005 nearly two-thirds of this oasis on fire. This happens because a visitor dropped a lit cigarette.

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The Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is a lake with some characteristics of a very strange and different from the others. The Dead Sea has only one main entrance to the River Jordan, the Dead Sea and the rainfall is very minimal and has no outlet to evaporation. The Dead Sea is located in the region between Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan Region. The Dead Sea is 417.5 m below sea level, and is the lowest point on Earth's surface, ie at 1,300 ft (400m) below sea level.

The lake is called the dead sea because there is no life form can survive in salt water. Dead Sea has the highest salt content of the ocean in the world. The salt content of about 32% compared to an average salinity of 3% on the Mediterranean Sea.

In the myths that developed, since the first material contained in the Dead Sea are known to have effects to beautify the skin. By rubbing mud into our bodies, minerals contained in them shown to improve the skin, blood circulation and can membantuk health. It has long been known by King Solomon, Cleopatra and Herod the Great, so they went to the Dead Sea to obtain these effects.
So if you want to get a skin and health as a Cleopatra, it never hurts to try to come to this place.

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The Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is a lake that ran in the region between Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan Region. At 417.5 m below sea level, the lowest point on Earth's surface. Dead Sea lies on the border between Jordan and the western part of Palestine, the Dead Sea has the lowest point on earth at 1,300 ft (400m) below sea level.

Geologically dead sea formed three million years ago when small cracks arise in the Jordan Valley where the riff came in and collected sea water, dry climate and high evaporation increases the concentration of minerals in the water. Salt, lime and gypsum present in all these cracks and form lakes with highest salt content.

 The lake is called the dead sea because there is no life form can survive in salt water. Dead Sea has the highest salt content of the ocean in the world. The salt content of about 32% compared to an average salinity of 3% on the Mediterranean Sea. Since the first material contained in the Dead Sea are known to have effects to beautify the skin. By applying this mud to the body, minerals contained in them shown to improve the skin, blood circulation and can membantuk health. It has long been known by King Solomon, Cleopatra and Herod the Great, so they went to the Dead Sea to obtain these effects.

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