Its location in the Jordan Rift Valley makes it the lowest city in the world, about ten kilometres north of the Dead Sea.
Jericho, the lowest city in the world.
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Historical travel literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. The discovery of the world
View of the Tomb of Andrzej Kosciusko at West Point.
Kosciuszko was a Polish military engineer. Between 1776 and 1783, he fought on the American side in the American War of Independence.
Djouni, once the Residence of Lady Hester Stanhope.
Lady Hester Stanhope was an English aristocrat, antiquarian, and one of the most famous travellers of her age.
Jerusalem. The Cotton Merchants’ Market. Suq al-Qattanin.
One of the entrances to the temple area within which stands the Mosque of Omar.
Paris. Palais Royal. French scenery in 1822.
This splendid building was commenced in the year 1629, by the Cardinal de Richelieu, from the designs of Le Mercier.
Lake Winnipesaukee. The beautiful lake of the Indians. New Hampshire.
The Indian name “Winnipesaukee” is derived from “Wiwininebesaki”, which means “the lake near which there are other lakes and ponds” or simply “lake area”.
The immersion of the pilgrims in the Jordan River
In this View Achmet Aga, the Governor of Jerusalem, with a part of his Arab guard, occupy the foreground.
Gardens of the Dal Lake at Srinagar in Kashmir.
Mughal gardens in Srinagar, Kashmir. Gardens of the Great Mughals by Constance Mary Villiers Stuart. Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Bagh.
Encampment of pilgrims at Jericho
At Easter the neighbourhood of Jericho is frequented by Pilgrims, who come to purify themselves in the River Jordan.
Southeast view of the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, Greece.
The ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sunnius, built between 444-440 BC, is one of the main monuments of Athens’ Golden Age.