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Jerusalem and Carmel Tour

Israel, formally known as the State of Israel (Hebrew: Medinat Yisra'el ), is a country in Western Asia, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel's economic and technological center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over Jerusalem has only partial recognition. Jerusalem City of David Siloam Tunnel Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery Dominus Flevit Church Gethsemane Church of All Nations Tomb of the Vir

Benedictine Monastery, Abu Ghosh

The Benedictine Monastery in Abu Ghosh, named St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey, is a monastery run by the Olivetan Benedictine order. It is centered on the Church of the Resurrection, or Church of our Lord's Resurrection, built by the Crusaders in the 12th century on top of Roman ruins in the center of the village of Abu Ghosh, Israel. The Crusaders assumed for a while that the village, which they called Fontenoid and the Arabs called until the 19th century Qaryet al-'Inab, was standing at the site of Emmaus from the Gospel of Luke. Entering the Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh. North side of Abu Ghosh Monastery seen from the north. Door to the Church of the Resurrection. The church is built on the foundation