Jerusalem: Nature
Places and attractions in the Nature 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...
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.
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