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Israel

Wailing Wall and the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem — Wailing Wall and the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem (Photo: www.suitcaseandworld.com)

1. Jerusalem Hills

- - Jerusalem (national capital)

Sea of Galilee (Photo: 5j2014mrpender.wordpress.com)

2. Galilee

- - Sea of Galilee
  - Nazareth

Dead Sea (Photo: hbombworldwide.com)

3. Dead Sea Valley

- - Masada
  - Dead Sea

4. Haifa Region

- - Haifa
  - Carmel Range
  - Jezreel Valley
  - Beit She’an Valley

5. Israeli Coastal Plain

- - Tel Aviv
  - Gush Dan
  - Caesarea
  - Sharon Plain
  - Southern Coastal Plain

6. The Negev

- - Negev Desert

7. Shfela

- - Shfela

8. Golan Heights (disputed territory)

- - Golan Heights

Palestine

Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem (Photo: igoogledisrael.com)

1. West Bank

Palestine (controlled by Palestinian Authority)

- - East Jerusalem (capital, but the Palestinian Authority is based out of Ramallah)
  - Bethlehem
  - Jericho

2. Gaza Strip

Palestine (controlled by Hamas)

- - Gaza

Jordan

- - Amman (national capital)
  - Petra

Cedars of Lebanon — Cedars of Lebanon (Photo: biblereadingarcheology.com)

Lebanon

- - Beirut (national capital)
  - Cedars of Lebanon

Umayyad Mosque — Umayyad Mosque (Photo: unusualtraveler.com)

Syria

Historic Regions:

1. Damascus

- - Damascus (national capital) – Umayyad Mosque

2. Aleppo

- - Aleppo

3. Jabal al-Druze

- - Jabal al-Druze

4. Alawite

- - Alawite

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