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Ten Most Amazing Places in the Middle East

Pamukkale, TurkeyPamukkale, or "Cotton Castle," is a natural phenomenon of wonder-like beauty. Hot-spring waters rich in calcium oxide have, over thousands of years, cascaded down the slopes of Caldag,...

29 comments    travel history turkey
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The Knights Templar: their London headquarters today

The Knights Templar remain fascinating to this day. And in London, you can still visit the Templars' New Temple, and see the Temple Church they built. It's still a fully-functioning parish church, and open to visitors. I am a member of Middle Temple, and therefore a parishoner of Temple Church. It's an absolutely fascinating place.

54 comments    history london jerusalem
Altai, one of the most beautiful, clean regions. The National Geographic/Smithsonian Genographic Project (Human DNA) shows that its peoples migrated to Korea and the New World.85

Top 10 Places to See Before Leaving Earth

Altai, one of the most beautiful, clean regions. The National Geographic/Smithsonian Genographic Project (Human DNA) shows that its peoples migrated to Korea and the New World. According to Ohio State...

19 comments    entertainment travel history
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Fun Facts and Fotos of Israel

There is nothing like the beauty of a country and its people to really inspire and touch the heart of a person in miraculous ways, changing our knowledge of what we believe to be truth. No place in the world...

30 comments    israel jerusalem photo slideshow
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The Unlikely Conquest of Jerusalem during the First Crusade

 A Muslim, Fatimid soldier, standing within the strong, fortified Tower of David in early June of 1099, had little reason to worry.  Though an army of approximately 13,000 crusaders stood before the walls...

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End Time Prophecy -One Year = One Day? NOT!

There are hundreds of thousands of books written on the subject of end time prophesy. All of them that I have ever read or listened to agree on one misconception - the most believed, most damaging,...

31 comments    revelation end times daniel
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Travel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

If you are traveling outside of a tour group to Israel, it is very important to know how to travel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In todays times, it is very important to experience all of Israel while at the...

6 comments    travel israel jerusalem
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The Holy Sepulchre of Bruges-la-Morte

Visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Bruges-La-Morte, the Venice of the North, is a strange and morbid experience. Not only because the Holy Grave is to be found here, or a statue of the dead Christ,...

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Candlemas – The End of the Christmas Season

Forty days after Christmas, on February 2nd, is Candlemas, final celebration of the Christmas and Epiphany holiday seasons. While not a secular holiday in the United States and Canada (outside of Quebec) it...

0 comments    home christmas epiphany
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The Religious and Political Significance of the Temple Mount

Located within Jerusalem's Old City, the Temple Mount holds religious significance for Jews, Muslims and Christians alike. It is the supposed site of Mt. Moriah, where Abraham nearly sacrificed his son Isaac,...

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