Excursions from Jericho involve arranging tours to the various scenic spots of Jericho in Israel. There are various important places for the tourists to visit and take pictures so as to keep as a memoir. Excursions from Jericho include a visit to the following sites:
Start your Excursions from Jericho by traveling to the following sites:
Qumran
Iron Age II Fortress
Herodian Palace
Herodian and Asmonaean Palaces
Tell es-Sultan and Elisa’s Fountain
Synagogue of Naaran
Synagogue of Jericho
Hisham Palace
Temptation Mount of Jericho
Nebi Musa, which is the Muslim shrine of Moses’ Tomb
The Iron Age II fortification of the Israelite Period is located near the southern entrance to Jericho. You will see the Mountain of Benjamin on the lefthand side and the on the right, you can see the Herodian aqueduct and the Arab village of Tulul Abu el-Alayiq.
Tulul Abu el-Alayiq is the ancient Roman road that has been in use until the beginning of the 19th Century. For history buffs, there are the ruins and foundations of the second Herodian Palace. Two large basins constructed by Alexander Iannaeus were believed to provide water to the city in earlier times.
Your Jericho Excursions can also include the Synagogue that has been discovered by E. Netzer in the year 1998. The Synagogue hall contains 12 columns around the nave with 4 aisles. There was also a small water tank, a tiny niche in the north-eastern corner, a miqweh and 2 baths on the southern side.
Visit the Greek Orthodox monastery of the Temptation or Quarantine that is located west of Jericho. Jericho, Kh. al-Mafjar, Hisham Palace is a beautiful masterpiece of Israeli art and architecture. The Umayyad Palace that was built by Hisham is another landmark in Jericho.
As part of Excursions from Jericho, swim in The Dead Sea that is the deepest hyper saline lake in the world. It is the world’s second saltiest water body, after Lake Asal in Djibouti. The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from all over the world for thousands of years.
Jerusalem has so many things to see and explore including:
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Temple Mount
- Western Wall or HaKotel HaMaaravi
- The Israel Museum
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