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Palestine

  • Construction of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem began in 326 under Constantine I. UNESCO listed it in 2012.
  • Jericho has one of the most ancient settlements known, at Tell es-Sultan, which dates to about 9000 BCE. The Bible calls it the city of palm trees.
  • The historic Old City of Nablus has more than 100 monumental buildings, including mosques, bathhouses and caravanserais.
  • Wadi Qelt is a limestone valley cut into the Judean Mountains, fed by three perennial springs and home to many wild birds.

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