The large body of water is the Dead Sea, ... the Madaba mosaic is the earliest map of the Holy Land. (Tower of Babel featured on ancient synagogue mosaic.) Madaba Mosaic Map, ...

Renaissance Europe’s fascination with the Middle East and the budding science of cartography is the subject of the Mitchell Gallery’s “Ancient Maps and Views of the Holy Land from the ...

Madrid, Spain, Aug 7, 2005 / 22:00 pm. In what has been determined the largest pilgrimage ever from the Spanish region of Valencia, more than 180 Spaniards arrived in the Holy Land on August 8 to ...

One of the major features of physical geography in the Holy Land is its diversity within a small region. Jerusalem is 2500 feet above sea level and has the walled city, which within its borders ...

The Holy Land is full of famous sacred tombs, from the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron to the tomb of Jesus at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. But there are also ancient Muslim tombs.

MAP: Are Holy Land Pilgrimage Sites Threatened by the Israel-Hamas War? The threat facing holy sites in the region is more intangible — a lack of financial support from international pilgrims.

Pope Francis's Holy Land tour is a journey through ancient, storied sites and heated modern disputes. ... MAPS: How the Pope’s Holy Land trip may stir controversy. May 23, 2014.

AMMAN — The former minister of water, energy and planning Hisham Khatib is also a collector of historical maps, manuscripts, photographs and paintings related to the Ottoman period in the Holy Land.

Amid the uncertainty of war, what is the outlook for the Holy Land’s many precious sites? CNA spoke to Father David Grenier, U.S. commissary of the Holy Land. Tuesday, June 24, 2025 ...