Jerusalem: Natural Attraction
Places and attractions in the Natural attraction category
Categories
- Church
- Museum
- Archaeological site
- Sacred and religious sites
- Historical place
- Synagogue
- Neighbourhood
- Park
- History museum
- Temple
- Cemetery
- Shopping
- Specialty museum
- Natural attraction
- Monastery
- Mosque
- Street
- Tomb
- Memorial
- Square
- Nature
- Area
- Archaeological museum
- Art museum
- Concerts and shows
- Theater
- Architecture
- Arch
- Shopping centre
- Forts and castles
- View point
- Garden
- Valley
- Library
- Mountain
- Sport
- Sport venue
Temple Mount
Hilltop compound of religious sites The Temple Mount, a site of profound historical and religious significance, stands prominently in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. This ancient elevated platform, revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike, has been a focal point of worship and conflict for...
Zedekiah's Cave
Ancient subterranean quarry with tours Zedekiah's Cave, also known as Solomon's Quarries, is a historic subterranean site nestled beneath the northern wall of Jerusalem's Old City. This ancient cave extends over 5 acres and reaches a length of approximately 230 meters, making it an archaeological...
Jerusalem Forest
The Jerusalem Forest is a municipal pine forest located in the Judean Mountains on the outskirts of Jerusalem. It is surrounded by the neighborhoods of Beit HaKerem, Yefe Nof, Ein Kerem, Har Nof and Givat Shaul, and a moshav, Beit Zeit.
Valley of Rephaim
The Valley of Rephaim or Valley of the Rephaim, is a valley descending southwest from Jerusalem to Nahal Sorek below, it is an ancient route from the coastal plain to the Judean Hills, probably named after the legendary race of giants.
Valley of Josaphat
The Valley of Josaphat is a Biblical place mentioned by name in the Book of Joel: "I will gather together all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Josaphat: "Then I will enter into judgment with them there", on behalf of my people and for My inheritance Israel...
Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus is a mountain in northeast Jerusalem. Between the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the Six-Day War in 1967, the peak of Mount Scopus with the Hebrew University campus and Hadassah Hospital was a UN-protected Israeli exclave within Jordanian-administered territory.
Peace Forest
Peace forest is a forest in South - Southeast Jerusalem, between the Abu Tor neighbourhood and the Sherover Promenade. The Peace Forest was planted on a site identified with the biblical Azal river mentioned in the book of Zechariah.
Tyropoeon Valley
Tyropoeon Valley is the name given by Josephus the historian to the valley or rugged ravine, in the Old City of Jerusalem, which in ancient times separated Mount Moriah from Mount Zion and emptied into the valley of Hinnom.
Gibeah
Gibeah is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively. Gibeah of Benjamin is the most commonly mentioned of the places. In the Book of Judges, it is the main setting to the story of the Benjaminite War.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion is a hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City. The term Mount Zion has been used in the Hebrew Bible first for the City of David and later for the Temple Mount, but its meaning has shifted and it is now used as the name of ancient Jerusalem's Western Hill.
Gichon Spring
Gihon Spring or Fountain of the Virgin, also known as Saint Mary's Pool, is a spring in the Kidron Valley. It was the main source of water for the Pool of Siloam in Jebus and the later City of David, the original site of Jerusalem.
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Region: Jerusalem