by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
The point at which the Roman-period Lower Aqueduct — carrying water from Solomon’s Pools, south of Bethlehem, all the way to Jerusalem — enters a rock-hewn tunnel which runs beneath the ridge of Bethlehem. The original installations are nestled...
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
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by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
The Al Bad Museum for Olive Oil Production, also known as the Badd Giacaman Museum is located in the heart of the Old City of Bethlehem in a traditional building that dates back to the 18th–19th century. The Museum is a project of the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism...
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
The Milk Grotto is said to be the place where the Holy Family found their refuge during the Massacre of the Innocents, before they could flee into Egypt. The Grotto’s name comes from the belief that a drop of the Virgin Mary’s milk fell down onto the floor...
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
The Mosque of Omar, located at the corner of Paul VI Street and Manger Square, was built in 1860 in honor of Caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, who in the 7th century conquered the Byzantine Empire. The Caliph prayed in the southern aisle of the Basilica of the Nativity,...
by khader | Mar 20, 2023 | WhatToVisit
The Church of the Nativity is one of the oldest working churches in existence today. The first Church was built by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th century AD, over the grotto where Mary gave birth to Jesus. Constantine and his mother, Helena, built a...