Palestinian Authority Previously referred to as the "West Bank" - and now by some as "Palestine"
Bethlehem 2017 - Qalqiliyah 2009 - Monastery of the Temptation 2006 - Anti-terrorist Fence 2006 - Jordan Valley 2006 - Qumran Caves 2006 - Bethlehem 1988
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Life on the West Bank
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The Monastery of the Temptation (Dayr al-Quruntal) is an Orthodox monastery located in the West Bank along a cliff overlooking the city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley. It is built on the slopes of the Mount of Temptation, rising 350 meters above sea level. The earliest monastery was constructed by the Byzantines in the 6th century above the cave traditionally said to be that where Jesus spent forty days and forty nights fasting and meditating during the temptation of Satan.
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Helicopter tour route - from Netanya to the Golan Heights |
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Qumran Caves are a series of caves, some natural, some artificial, found around the archaeological site of Qumranin the Judean desert on the West Bank. It is in a number of these caves that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
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Spot marking the spot of the birth of Jesus in the Church of the Nativity |