Israel Tourist Essay

Project Summary: Be given a country and pretend that you are a tourist writer

Israel

Three great attractions in Israel, that I know you’ll enjoy are, the Tel Aviv-Yafo, the Masada, and Jerusalem (Old City). They are very interesting. The Tel Aviv-Yafo is a major city and economic center in Israel on the Mediterranean coast. It is often called “the city that never stops”. It was the first modern Jewish city built in Israel. It is a city filled with entertainment, culture, art, festivals, and a full night life. It was founded in 1909 as a Jewish garden suburb of the ancient Mediterranean port of Jaffa. Tel Aviv-Yafo is the headquarters for multiple government ministries. Most of the foreign embassies and large corporations in Israel are located there at the Tel Aviv-Yafo. It was the first modern Jewish city in Palestine. In the mid-1930’s Tel Aviv surpassed Jerusalem as being the largest city in Palestine. In the mid-1970’s however, Jerusalem surpassed Jerusalem. Tel Aviv-Yafo is now the second largest city. Tel Aviv-Yafo is the core of Israel’s largest urban area. It is more than two-fifths of Israel’s population. With more than 3 million people in the metropolitan area. Tel Aviv-Yafo’s fame continues to spread, despite some decrease in its share of Israel’s population. The current Old City of Jaffa, which is in the southern part of Tel Aviv, was built during the Ottoman Empire and its old artifacts are a major tourist attraction. Among the attractions in Old Jaffa is the Summit Garden, which is also called Gan HaPisga, has restaurants, galleries, shops, the seaside promenade, and walls of the Old City.

Another place I think you’ll enjoy while on your trip to Israel is the Masada, which is an ancient wall in the Southern District of Israel placed on top of an isolated rock plateau on the Eastern edge of the Judean Desert between Sdom and Ein Gedi. It overlooks the Dead Sea. Masada was built between 37 and 31 BCE, for Herod the Great, King of Judea as a palace complex. Masada is one of Israel’s most popular attractions.It has been more than two thousand years since the fall of the Masada fortress. The only written source about Masada is Josephus Flavius’ The Jewish War. It was a violent destruction between the Romans and Jews in 73 A.D. after Judaea became territory for the Roman Empire.. It was the shelter of the last survivors of the Jewish rebels, who chose death over becoming slaves when the Roman warriors broke through their defences. The access in ancient times was by a steep “Snake Path” from the East, the “White Rock” from the west, and two more ways from the North and South. All of which are rather difficult to climb. Today there is an easy 10-minute path, to get to the top, from the West, and a cable car from the East. Tourists may use the “Snake Path” if desired.

The last tourist attraction in Israel I believe that you would enjoy is Jerusalem (Old City). It is a 0.9 square kilometers (about 2952.76 feet) of walled area, within the more modern city of Jerusalem. Until 1860, when the Jewish neighborhood, Mishkenot Sha’ananim became resident, the city became the entire city of Jerusalem.The Old City has several key sites of religious importance. For example, the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa for Muslims, the Temple Mount and Western Wall for Jews, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians. The Old City has been divided into four uneven quarters. The Muslim Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter, and the Armenian Quarter. The monumental defensive walls were built in the late 16th century by the Ottomans. The current population via 2007 was 36,965. Consisting of all four religions. After the 1948 Israeli War of Independence, the Old City was captured by Jordan's and Jews were evicted. However, during the Six-Day War in 1967, Israeli Forces regained possession of the Old City again, along with the rest of East Jerusalem.The Israeli government controls the entire area and considers it as its national capital, though internationally it is recognized as being part of Palestine Territory. In 2010, Jerusalem’s oldest fragment of writing was found outside the Old City’s walls. Enjoy your vacation and many more to come!