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2. Gabal Elba - Wikipedia

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   Gabal Elba's summit is a "mist oasis" where much of the precipitation is contributed in the form of dew, mist and clouds, creating a unique ecosystem not found anywhere else in the country. Indeed, Gabal Elba is a "biodiversity hotspot", [3] with a biological diversity unparalleled in any terrestrial environment in Egypt proper. The relative ...

3. List of Christian pilgrimage sites - Wikipedia

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   Qasr al-Yahud – part of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist (see Al-Maghtas and Bethany Beyond the Jordan). On the west bank of the Jordan River near Jericho. Has many abandoned Christian monasteries, only the Greek Orthodox monastery of St John has reopened.

4. King's Highway (ancient) - Wikipedia

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   It ran from Egypt across the Sinai Peninsula to Aqaba, then turned northward across Transjordan, to Damascus and the Euphrates River. After the Muslim conquest of the Fertile Crescent in the 7th century AD and until the 16th century, it was the darb al-hajj or pilgrimage road for Muslims from Syria, Iraq, and beyond heading to the holy city of ...

5. 12 of the best things to do in Jordan, from desert camping to ...

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   The Jordanian capital of Amman is home to several ancient Roman and Greek sites, including the ruins of a citadel and a well-preserved amphitheatre. This city dates back to 7250BC, and its ...

6. 6 of the best Egypt holiday destinations

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   Sometimes referred to as “the world’s greatest open-air museum”, Luxor is the site of several monuments and ruins dating back to Egypt’s New Kingdom. It sits on the site of the ancient ...

7. Historical sources of the Crusades: pilgrimages and exploration

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   An account of travel to the principal places of Asia Minor, in the isles of Chios, Rhodes, and Cyprus as well as in the most considerable cities of Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land. De Bruijn's trip ended in 1693 and among his drawings were the first of the interiors of the pyramids and of Jerusalem.