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Jerusalem, proclaimed the capital of Israel by David in 996BC, is the focal point of Judaism and Christianity, and is also considered holy by Islam.
	The Negev is a desert region in southern Israel and part of the Negev Desert was described in the wanderings of the Children of Israel.
Jordan Valley . .
	Galilee was associated with the lives of Jesus Christ and his disciples. Thriving cities and fertile hills around the lake were ideally suited to receive the ministry of Jesus, and it was here that Jesus first began to preach freely.
Golan Heights are an area of hills and mountains in Israel's northeast. Golan is a plateau, which drops off to the west on the shores of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and the Jordan River, and south to the valley of the Yarmuk River.
	Conquered by the Crusaders in 1104, Akko (Acre) was an important, fortified port city during the Crusader period. It served as their last capital in the Holy Land following the fall of Jerusalem.
Mount Carmel, a Christian holy site based on the story of the Prophet Elijah and the miracles he performed atop the mountain. It is thought to be the original site of Catholicism's Carmelite sect.
	Haifa is situated in a broad natural bay between the beautiful Mediterranean Sea and the inspiring Carmel Mountain. It is also the world center for the Bahai faith and is home to the Shrine of Bab and Bahai temple.
Tel Aviv, founded in 1909 as a Jewish residential area on bare sand dunes, to the north of the Arab town of Jaffa (Yafo). It was the capital of Israel from the state’s declaration of independence until 1950.
	Sharon, plain between the Samarian Hills of central Israel and the Mediterranean Sea, was famous for its fertility since ancient times.
The lowest point on earth, Dead Sea (Salt Sea) lies at 412m below sea level. Due to the high concentration of salt, this makes it impossible for life of any sort, except for a few kinds of microbes to live.