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| Iraq |
Iraqi Kurdistan |
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Erbil |
Ankawa |
Church of John the Baptist |
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The church dates from 2007. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
Iraqi Kurdistan |
|
Erbil |
Ankawa |
Mar Elia |
 |
The Mar Elia church. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
Iraqi Kurdistan |
|
Erbil |
Ankawa |
Mar Elia |
 |
The church is Chaldean Catholic. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
Iraqi Kurdistan |
|
Erbil |
Ankawa |
Mar Elia |
 |
A grotto in the church grounds. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
Iraqi Kurdistan |
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Isolated church. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
Iraqi Kurdistan |
|
Akre |
Old City |
|
 |
Church with caves. |
2022 |
| Ireland |
|
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Dublin |
|
National Museum |
 |
The Domhnach Airgid (silver church) dates from the 8th century. |
2015 |
| Ireland |
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Dublin |
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|
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Small church in a terrace. |
2015 |
| Ireland |
|
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Dublin |
|
Christchurch Cathedral |
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Christchurch Cathedral is on the site of Dublin's oldest church. |
2015 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
 |
The Church of St Anne was built in 1140 by European Crusaders. It became a mosque for 700 years. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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One of many churches in the Christian Quarter. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
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The entrance to the Church of Christ's Prison. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
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Much of the church is underground. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
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The church is a grotto. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
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The main church area. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 4 |
 |
The entrance to the church in 2019. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 4 |
 |
The church in 1986 |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
|
 |
An Armenian Orthodox church near Golgotha, the site of the crucifiction. The Via Dolorosa ends in the Christian Quarter |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 9 |
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Station 9 is in St Helen Coptic Church marking the point where Jesus fell for the third time. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 9 |
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The Coptic church is Egyptian Orthodox. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 9 |
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The courtyard of St Helen Coptic Church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
|
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Lutheran church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 2019 with many visitors. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The remaining Stations of the Cross (10 to 14) are within the Church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The church dates from 335 and is the holiest site of Christianity as it marks the location of the Crucifixion. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The church was built over a Temple of Venus from dating from 135. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The church is run by several denominations of Christianity. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The courtyard in front of the church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The keys to the Church are held by two Muslim familes because of rivalry between the different denominations running the Church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The inside of the church features many chapels each run by a different denomination of Christianity. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The church has been added to over time. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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The church is on several levels. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Harem es Sharif |
Dome of the Rock |
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The shrine was built by Byzantine craftsmen and is octagonal like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Harem es Sharif |
Dome of the Rock |
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The octagonal shape resembles the Church of the Holy Sepelchre. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Harem es Sharif |
|
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View of the Church of Mary Magdalene on the Mount of Olives. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Armenian Quarter |
|
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The entrance of St Anne's Church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Armenian Quarter |
Armenian Museum |
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Carving from an Armenian church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Citadel |
|
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Citadel |
|
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Coptic church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Citadel |
|
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Lutherian Church of the Redeemer. Mount Scoipius is in the distance. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Citadel |
|
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Golden domed church in the Christian Quarter. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Citadel |
|
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Modern church in the Armenian Quarter and East Jerusalem. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Citadel |
|
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View of the Dome of the Rock and the Church of Mary Magdelane. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Dome of the Ascension |
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The mosque was originally a Crusader church and became a mosque in 1187. Christians believe that Jesus ascended to heaven from here. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Pater Noster Church |
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The Pater Noster Church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Pater Noster Church |
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The Pater Noster ("Our Father") Church dates from 1856. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Pater Noster Church |
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The Pater Noster Church is Carmelite. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Pater Noster Church |
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The Pater Noster Church is over the grotto where Jeses taught the Lord's Prayer to his disciples. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Pater Noster Church |
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The church has tiles with the Lord's Prayer written in many languages. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Pater Noster Church |
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The Lord's Prayer is both inside and outside the church buildings. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Pater Noster Church |
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Overview of the church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Dominus Flevit |
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The tear shaped Dominus Flevit Church ("Jesus Wept") was built in 1891 on the site of a mosque that was built in 1518 on the site of a church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Dominus Flevit |
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The church is Roman Catholic. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Dominus Flevit |
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View of the Russian Orthodox Church of Magdalene in 2019 from Dominus Flevit. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
|
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The Russian Orthodox Church of Magdalene in 1986. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Church of Mary Magdalene |
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Shrines at the entrance of the Church of Mary Magdalene. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Church of Mary Magdalene |
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The Church of Mary Magdalene. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Church of Mary Magdalene |
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The church dates from 1888. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Church of Mary Magdalene |
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Typical onion shaped domes of a Russian Orthodox church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Gethsemene |
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The Garden of Gethsemene and the Church of All Nations (The Basilica of the Agony). |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Tomb of the Virgin |
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View of the Church of Mary Magdalene over the domes of the Basillica of the Agony. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Al Eizariya |
|
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The Church of Lazarus marks the site of the tomb of Lazarus. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount Zion |
|
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Church, belltower and minaret from the roof of the Crusader complex housing the Tomb of David and the Room of the Last Supper. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount Zion |
Room of the Last Supper |
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The Room of the Last Supper is a Crusader chamber that was a 4th century church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount Zion |
Room of the Last Supper |
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The church became a mosque during the Ottoman era. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount Zion |
Abbey of the Dormition |
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The belltower is far from the church so as its shadow does not pass over the nearby Tomb of David. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount Zion |
Abbey of the Dormition |
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The church is German Protestant and is famous for its mosaics. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount Zion |
Abbey of the Dormition |
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The church is run by Benedictines. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Mount Zion |
Abbey of the Dormition |
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The church has mosaics in its side chapels as well as a large floor mosaic. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Israel Museum |
|
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Church mosaic from the Negev depicting a man leading a camel laden with wine jars (6th century). |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Israel Museum |
|
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Byzantine church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Israel Museum |
|
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Carving from a Byzantine church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Israel Museum |
|
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Marble relief from a Byzantine church. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Israel Museum |
Gurlitt Collection |
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"Capriccio with Portico and Church in the Background, Venice" by Italian, Francesco Guardi (died 1793). |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Ein Karem |
Church of John The Baptist |
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The Church of John The Baptist. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Ein Karem |
Church of John The Baptist |
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The church (1674) is on the site of the birth of John The Baptist. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Ein Karem |
|
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The Roman catholic Visitatio Mariae Church is where the Virgin Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Ein Karem |
|
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The Visitatio Mariae Church is decorated with passages from Luke. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Bethlehem |
|
Church of the Nativity |
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The Church of the Nativity was built in 325 over a Greek shrine of Adonis. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Bethlehem |
|
Church of the Nativity |
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The church was rebuilt in 529 but survived invasions by the Persians, Crusaders, Mameluks and Ottomans. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Bethlehem |
|
Church of the Nativity |
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The entrance is only 1.2m high. It was blocked up in the 13th century to stop horses being ridden into the church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Bethlehem |
|
|
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There are several churches in Bethlehem. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Bethlehem |
|
|
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A church clocktower. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Ramallah |
Mukataa |
Yasser Arafat Museum |
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Statement by Winston Churchill promising the preservation of Palestinian rights and culture under a Jewish homeland. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
West Bank |
|
Sabastiya |
|
|
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The mosque was once a 4th century church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Nazareth |
|
Church of the Annunciation |
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The Church of the Annunciation. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Nazareth |
|
Church of the Annunciation |
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The Church of the Annunciation was built in 1969 on the site of four earlier churches. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Nazareth |
|
|
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St Gabriel's Church dates from the 17th century and is Greek Catholic. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Nazareth |
|
|
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The Synagogue Church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Cana |
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|
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A group of churches in the village of Cana where Christains believe Jesus performed his first miracle. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Cana |
|
|
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The Franciscan church marks where Jesus turned water into wine. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Galilee |
|
|
Church of the Beatitudes |
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The octagonal Church of the Beatitudes was built in 1933 by Mussolini. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Galilee |
|
|
Church of the Beatitudes |
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View of the Sea of Galilee from the church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Galilee |
Taghba |
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|
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The basalt church at Taghba marks the spot where Jesus appeared after his ressurection. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
Galilee |
|
|
|
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Modern (1982) Byzantine style church on the site of the feeding of the 5000. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Baram |
|
|
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Maronite church in Baram, a town abandoned by its Christian Arab population when the state of Israel was created in 1948. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Golan Heights |
|
Golan |
|
|
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Deserted Syrian orthodox church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Acre |
|
|
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The sea walls with a church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Caeserea |
|
|
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An old church. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
Israel |
|
Ramla |
|
|
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A mosque that was once a church. |
1986 |
were added from 1 February 2025.