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The Sea Mosque (Jami' al-Bahr) Jaffa
The Sea Mosque (Jami' al-Bahr)

The Sea Mosque of Jaffa: The Fishermen's Mosque on the Old PortThe Sea Mosque (Jami' al-Bahr) stands on the seafront of the Old Ci...

Jaffa
Hassan Bek Mosque in Jaffa Jaffa
Hassan Bek Mosque in Jaffa

Hassan Bek Mosque in Jaffa: The Last Witness to al-ManshiyyaHassan Bek Mosque (also pronounced Hassan Bey) is a historic mosque fr...

Jaffa
St. Anthony's Church in Jaffa Jaffa
St. Anthony's Church in Jaffa

St. Anthony's Church in Jaffa: The Arab Latin Parish of the "Bride of the Sea"The Church of St. Anthony of Padua is a Latin Cathol...

Jaffa
The Jaffa Clock Tower Jaffa
The Jaffa Clock Tower

The Jaffa Clock Tower: Sultan Abdul Hamid's Tower in the Heart of the "Bride of the Sea"The Jaffa Clock Tower, also known as the T...

Jaffa
The Haifa Clock Tower: Haifa
The Haifa Clock Tower:

The Haifa Clock Tower: The Ottoman Tower That Survived the Demolition of the Old CityThe Haifa Clock Tower is a six-storey Ottoman...

Haifa
The Acre Clock Tower Akka (Acre)
The Acre Clock Tower

The Acre Clock Tower: The Ottoman Tower above Khan al-UmdanThe Acre Clock Tower is an Ottoman tower of a ground floor and four upp...

Akka (Acre)
The Nablus Clock Tower Nablus
The Nablus Clock Tower

The Nablus Clock Tower: The Ottoman "Manara" at the Heart of Bab al-SahaThe Nablus Clock Tower, or "al-Manara" (the Minaret) as th...

Nablus
The Safad Clock Tower Safed
The Safad Clock Tower

The Safad Clock Tower: The Ottoman Bell Still Ringing in a City Emptied of Its PeopleThe Safad Clock Tower is an Ottoman tower of...

Safed
The Nazareth Saraya and Clock Tower Nazareth
The Nazareth Saraya and Clock Tower

The Nazareth Saraya and Clock Tower: Zahir al-Umar's Seat in the Heart of the Old CityThe Nazareth Saraya is one of the most impor...

Nazareth
Mahmoudiya Mosque in Jaffa Jaffa
Mahmoudiya Mosque in Jaffa

Mahmoudiya Mosque in Jaffa: The Great Mosque at the Heart of the Old CityThe Mahmoudiya Mosque, known as the Great Mosque of Jaffa...

Jaffa
The Ramesses Gate in Jaffa Jaffa
The Ramesses Gate in Jaffa

The Ramesses Gate in Jaffa: Gateway of the Egyptian Fortress in Canaanite "Yapu"The Ramesses Gate is the remains of the gate of an...

Jaffa
The Port of Jaffa Jaffa
The Port of Jaffa

The Port of Jaffa: Palestine's Gateway to the Sea for Four Thousand YearsThe Port of Jaffa is the oldest and commercially most imp...

Jaffa
The House of Simon the Tanner in Jaffa Jaffa
The House of Simon the Tanner in Jaffa

The House of Simon the Tanner in Jaffa: Where St. Peter Saw His Rooftop VisionThe House of Simon the Tanner is an old house in the...

Jaffa
The Bahá'í Gardens Haifa
The Bahá'í Gardens

The Bahá'í Gardens in Haifa: Terraces of Mount Carmel and the Shrine of the BábThe Bahá'í Gardens (the Terraces of the Bahá'í Fait...

Haifa
Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa Haifa
Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa

Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa: The Carmelite Monastery on Mount Carmel Overlooking the SeaStella Maris Monastery ("Star of the S...

Haifa
Tell es-Samak in Haifa Haifa
Tell es-Samak in Haifa

Tell es-Samak in Haifa: The Phoenician City of Purple at the Foot of CarmelTell es-Samak ("the Mound of the Fish") is an archaeolo...

Haifa
The "Bahá'í Temple" in Haifa Haifa
The "Bahá'í Temple" in Haifa

The "Bahá'í Temple" in Haifa: The Shrine of the Báb and the Bahá'í Gardens on Mount CarmelWhat is popularly called the "Bahá'í Tem...

Haifa
Gani Huga (Ein al-Sawda Park) in Beisan Baysan
Gani Huga (Ein al-Sawda Park) in Beisan

Gani Huga (Ein al-Sawda Park) in Beisan: Springs of the Valley Whose People Were ExpelledGani Huga, known in Arabic as Ein al-Sawd...

Baysan
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