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A scene from the Old City in East Jerusalem.
The hallway leading to the Dome of the Rock in East Jerusalem.
The Dome of the Rock, located on Haram al-Sharif (also known as the Temple Mount), in East Jerusalem.
The Dome of the Rock, located on Haram al-Sharif (also known as the Temple Mount), in East Jerusalem.
A view of the Western Wall (also known as the Wailing Wall or Buraq Wall) with the Dome of the Rock located above it. Both sites are in East Jerusalem.
The Western Wall (also known as the Wailing Wall or Buraq Wall) is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem that Herod the Great erected as part of the expansion of the Second Jewish Temple in 19 B.C. The wall is now part of a larger wall around the Muslim Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqṣā Mosque. This photo depicts Jewish pilgrims in prayer.
Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built over the site traditionally identified as the tomb of Christ, in East Jerusalem.
The dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in East Jerusalem.
Jerusalem lies on a plateau between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In 1538, the city walls were rebuilt around Jerusalem and now define the Old City. Shown in the center of this view is the Dome of the Rock in East Jerusalem.
A nighttime view of Jerusalem and East Jerusalem, taken from the Mount of Olives.
A Bedouin encampment on the road to Jericho from Jerusalem. Bedouins are constantly on the move to feed and water their herds.
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