Jerusalem, Israel, Petra & Sinai

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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
JERUSALEM,

ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
JERUSALEM,
israel, petra & sinai
PROJECT EDITORS Nick Inman, Ferdie McDonald
ART EDITORS Jo Doran, Paul Jackson
COMMISSIONING EDITOR Giovanni Francesio
at Fabio Ratti Editoria S.r.l.
EDITORS Elizabeth Atherton, Cathy Day, Simon Hall,
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DESIGNERS Chris Lee Jones, Anthony Limerick,
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PICTURE RESEARCH Monica Allende, Katherine Mesquita
MAP CO-ORDINATOR Dave Pugh
DTP DESIGNER Maite Lantaron
RESEARCHER Karen Ben-Zoor
MAIN CONTRIBUTORS
Fabrizio Ardito, Cristina Gambaro, Massimo Acanfora Torrefranca Mount of Olives, Jerusalem
PHOTOGRAPHY
Eddie Gerald, Hanan Isachar, Richard Nowitz,
CONTENTS
Magnus Rew, Visions of the Land
ILLUSTRATORS
Isidoro Gonzáles-Adalid Cabezas (Acanto Arquitectura y Urbanismo S.L.),
Stephen Conlin, Gary Cross, Chris Forsey, Andrew MacDonald, Maltings HOW TO USE THIS
Partnership, Jill Munford, GUIDE 6
Chris Orr & AssociaLOteNsD,O NP,a NtE WT hYOoRrKn, e, John Woodcock
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First American Edition 2000 JERUSALEM, ISRAEL,
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HOLY LAND 16
THE TERM “HOLY LAND” HAS BEEN USED TO DESCRIBE
THE AREAS COVERED BY THIS GUIDE.
Front cover main image: Dome of the Rock, THE HOLY LAND
Temple Mount, Jerusalem THROUGH THE YEAR 36
THE HISTORY OF THE
HOLY LAND 40
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Old Jaffa’s attractive waterfront
View over the rooftops of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter
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ISRAEL, pETRA &
SINAI REGION BY
REGION
THE HOLY LAND
AT A GLANCE 162
THE COAST AND
GALILEE 164
THE DEAD SEA AND
THE NEGEV DESERT 186
Middle Eastern handicrafts
PETRA AND WESTERN
JORDAN 206 SPORTING AND
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem SPECIALIST HOLIDAYS
THE RED SEA IN THE HOLY LAND
JERUSALEM AND SINAI 236 292
AREA BY AREA
SURVIVAL GUIDE
JERUSALEM
AT A GLANCE 58 PRACTICAL
INFORMATION 298
THE MUSLIM
QUARTER 60 TRAVEL
INFORMATION 308
Bedouin camel, Western Jordan
THE JEWISH
QUARTER 76 GENERAL INDEX 316
TRAVELLERS’
THE CHRISTIAN NEEDS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AND ARMENIAN 332
QUARTERS 88 WHERE TO STAY 252
PHRASE BOOK 335
RESTAURANTS, CAFES
AND BARS 266
SHOPS AND
MARKETS 282
ENTERTAINMENT IN
THE HOLY LAND 288
Window detail, Dome of the Rock Pomegranates
THE MOUNT OF
OLIVES AND MOUNT
ZION 108
MODERN
JERUSALEM 118
FURTHER
AFIELD 128
JERUSALEM STREET
FINDER 152
The remote St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai
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6 H O W T O U S E T H I S G U I D E
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
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his guide helps you to get the regional chapters describe important
most from your visit to sights, using maps, photographs and
Jerusalem and the Holy Land, illustrations. Features cover topics
by providing detailed practical infor- from food to wildlife. Recommended
mation. Introducing Jerusalem, Israel, hotels and restaurants are listed in
Petra & Sinai maps the region and sets Travellers’ Needs, while the Survival
it in its historical and cultural context. Guide has tips on travel, money and
The Jerusalem section and the four other practical matters.
JERUSALEM JERUSALEM AREA BY AREA 89 Each area of Jerusalem has
AREA BY AREA THE CHRISTIAN AND its own colour-coded thumb
ARMENIAN QUARTERS
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H O W T O U S E T H I S G U I D E 7
ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI REGION BY REGION 237
THE RED SEA AND SINAI
Once coveted by Egypt’s pharaohs for its reserves of turquoise,
copper and gold, Sinai is now equally prized by tourists for its ISRAEL, PETRA & SINAI
white, palm-fringed sands and the limpid waters of the Red
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