7 Wonders of Israel. Yes this is a real storehouse of attractions!

Israel - a country with a complex fate. After its territory claimed by representatives of different religions. It is here that the main shrine of Christians, Jews and Muslims. In addition, Israel is the center of young beliefs - Baha'i.

Given the fact that Israel is home to so many of our former compatriots, this country is almost ideal for tourism. It is not so terrible language barrier, because a lot of people understand the Russian language. And the country can please any warm climate and plenty of attractions global scale.

The editors will introduce you to the 7 most significant tourist attractions of the country, which undoubtedly can be called miracles.

The Wailing Wall
Probably the most famous place in Jerusalem - a Wailing Wall. The name she was given the Arabs, when they saw that the Jews spent much time here in prayer and lamented the fate of his people. In ancient times there was a huge Jewish temple, but then it was destroyed several times by invaders: the Babylonians and the Romans. All that's left of it - is the western wall of a length of almost 500 meters. However, most of it is now hidden by new residential buildings, and accessible was only a small section of a length of about fifty meters. In memory of the former temple of the Jews came to pray to the wall. Those who could not come here, passed a note with requests and prayers. Thus was born the custom to leave their messages Wailing Wall.



Church of the Holy Gopodnya
Church of the Holy Gopodnya considered the main shrine of all Christians, and immediately divided between the six faiths: Catholic, Armenian, Coptic, Syrian, Ethiopian and Orthodox churches. And in order to avoid conflicts between Christians are the keys to the temple on the preservation in the Arab-Muslim family. Here is the Navel of the Earth - the symbolic center of the world for Christians. It is designated a special cup, which is chained to his seat chain to pilgrims by chance it is not moved.



Bahai Gardens
In addition to the major world religions in Israel, as is the center of the Baha'i beliefs. Haifa is a temple, surrounded by terraces divided into landscaped gardens. They cover a Mount Carmel. Here are buried relics of the Iranian prophet Baba, who predicted the phenomenon of the founder of the Baha'i faith - Baha'u'llah. This place is sacred to the followers of the Bahai religion.



The port of Jaffa
Jaffa is the main port of Israel and is considered one of the oldest cities in the world. City received its name from the Biblical Japheth, who was the forefather of Noah. It was in Jaffa, according to legend, Noah built his ark. In addition, this place was reflected in the Greek myths. It was here that was chained to a rock beautiful Andromeda, which is released by the Persians in the battle with the sea monster. Now the ancient Jaffa merged with Tel Aviv in a single metropolis.



Soreq Cave
An indescribable beauty cave with stalactites and stalagmites was discovered in 1968. We found it by accident, when the extraction of rubble in the blast open a passage inside. It turned out that this is the biggest cave of the country and the area of ​​its galleries is 4800 square meters. Soon here organized tours were allowed. The cave boasts a huge number of various limestone nodules, whose education continues to be to this day. Because of this, visitors are asked not to touch anything.



Judean Desert
By our standards, the size of this desert almost microscopic. It occupies an area of ​​22 square kilometers, and is only slightly larger than the size of Moscow within the Garden Ring. Nevertheless, the desert has a rich historical past. This is the place for centuries served as a refuge for rebels and hermits. For example, the Jewish King David was hiding here from the persecution of King Saul, and in one of the caves lived John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus then.



Dead Sea
Pearl of the Judean Desert is the Dead Sea. At its core, it is closed lake, which is located between Israel, Jordan and Palestine. Place is famous for its unusually high salinity. Because of this, to swim in the Dead Sea is quite hard, but these parts brine well heals skin diseases.



Yeah, these interesting places of Israel will not leave anyone indifferent. Tell your friends about it, because even if they do not plan to visit the country, that of its main attractions is useful to know everyone.

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