Mamshit 005

The Anceint City of Mamshit

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February 21st 2011
Today we went to a place called Mamshit. It was very barren because it was a desert. We saw the remains of an ancient church with its original floor. We also saw a mansion from the same time period. It was very windy there because we were on top of a mountain. There were old stables, ancient channels and wells. You could actually go into the houses of people from the Iron Age up to the Byzanti ... read more

Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more