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The Source - Page 3

21 May 2001
 THE SOURCE
  INTRODUCTION | PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 | PAGE 3 | PAGE 4 | PAGE 5 | PAGE 6
 
 
 
   JERUSALEM 
 
The spectacular Dome of the Rock ("Quabbat al-Sakhra"), built in 691 by the Ummayad Caliph Abd al-Malik.
 
   HAIFA
 
 
Mount Carmel, Symmetrical terraces , representing the first disciples of the Bab and conveying a sense of harmony, lead to the Bahai Shrine.
 
 
   CAPERNAUM 
 
Remains of an impressive 4th century synagogue built of Galilean limestone blocks in the Greco-Roman style.
 
   JERUSALEM
 
 
Lions' Gate. The Assumption Day procession enters the Old City through this eastern entrance, also known as St. Stephen's Gate.
 
 
   ACCO 
 
The interior of Al Jazzar's great mosque where, it is believed, hairs from the prophet Muhammad's beard are kept.
 
 
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