Sunrise 2

Machtesh Ramon

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March 13th 2007
That night we stayed at a hostel in Mizpah Ramon. This modern day town is on the edge of Machtesh Ramon, which is a naturally formed crater in the earth. It was amazing and reminded me of what the Grand Canyon probably look likes- i havent been there so i dont know actually what it looks like-. It was really cool. A bunch of people from the group got up for the sunrise over the crater..i didnt. Bu ... read more

Middle East » Israel » South District

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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