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Palestinian Sunbird

25/09/2013

مدينة أريحا
ﻫﻲ ﺍﻗﺪﻡ ﺑﻠﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﻮﺩ ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺨﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ
10 ﺁﻻﻑ ﻋﺎﻡ ﻭﺗﻘﻊ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺨﻔﺾ ﻳﺒﻠﻎ 260 ﻣﺘﺮﺍ ﻋﻦ
ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻯ ﺳﻄﺢ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮ ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﺠﻌﻠﻬﺎ ﺍﺧﻔﺾ ﺑﻠﺪﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺓ ﺍﻻﺭﺿﻴﺔ ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﺸﻬﻮﺭﺓ ﺑﺎﺳﻢ » ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ
ﺍﻟﻨﺨﻴﻞ« ﻭﺗﻀﻢ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﻗﻊ
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳﺨﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻭﻳﺮﺩ ﺫﻛﺮﻫﺎ ﻛﺜﻴﺮﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ
ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺪﺱ . ﻛﻤﺎ ﺍﻥ ﻣﺴﺎﻫﻤﺔ ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﻀﺎﺭﺓ
ﻓﺮﻳﺪﺓ ﻣﻦ ﻧﻮﻋﻬﺎ ﻓﺘﺮﻭﻳﺾ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ ﻭﺗﺪﺟﻴﻨﻬﺎ
ﻭﺍﺧﺘﺮﺍﻉ ﺍﻟﺨﺰﻑ ﺣﺪﺙ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﻤﺔ ﻗﺒﻞ
ﺍﺧﺘﺮﺍﻋﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻒ ﻋﺎﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻼﺩ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻓﺪﻳﻦ ﻭﻣﺼﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﻦ
ﺍﻥ ﺃﺳﻮﺍﺭ ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ ﻭﺍﺑﺮﺍﺟﻬﺎ ﺑﻨﻴﺖ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻫﺮﺍﻣﺎﺕ ﻣﺼﺮ
ﺑـ 4000 ﻋﺎﻡ.
ﻣﻨﺎﺥ ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺘﺪﻝ ﻓﻲ ﻓﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻒ ﻳﺠﻌﻠﻬﺎ ﻣﻜﺎﻧﺎ
ﻣﻔﻀﻼ ﻛﻤﻨﺘﺠﻊ ﺷﺘﻮﻱ ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺯﺭﺍﻋﻴﺔ ﻫﺎﻣﺔ
ﺗﻨﺘﺞ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺍﻛﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺨﻀﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ . ﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺯ
ﻭﺍﻟﺤﻤﻀﻴﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻤﻮﺭ ﻓﻬﻲ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺷﻬﺮﺓ ﻣﻤﻴﺰﺓ .
ﻣﻮﻗﻌﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻌﺪ 36 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮﺍ ﺷﺮﻗﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﻰ ﻋﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺻﻤﺔ ﺍﻻﺭﺩﻧﻴﺔ ﻳﺠﻌﻠﻬﺎ ﻧﻘﻄﺔ
ﺗﻘﺎﻃﻊ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﺩﻱ ﺍﻟﻰ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ
ﺑﺤﻴﺮﺓ ﻃﺒﺮﻳﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺎﻝ.
ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﻤﺔ ) ﺗﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﻤﺔ
ﺗﺒﻌﺪ 2 ﻛﻢ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺎﻟﻲ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺑﻲ ﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ
ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ ﺍﻟﺤﺪﻳﺜﺔ. ﻭﺗﻘﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻠﺔ ﻣﻄﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﺣﺔ
ﺍﺭﻳﺤﺎ. ﺃﻇﻬﺮﺕ ﺣﻔﺮﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻘﻴﺐ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻵﺛﺎﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻞ
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﻋﻦ 23 ﻃﺒﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻀﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﻤﺔ ﻳﺮﺟﻊ
ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺨﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻰ 9000 ﻋﺎﻡ ﻕ 0 ﻡ0 ﻭﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ
ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﺎﺛﻠﺔ ﺣﺎﻟﻴﺎ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﻗﺪﻡ ﻣﺎ ﻋﺮﻑ ﻣﻦ
ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻟﻢ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﻤﺔ ﻭﺍﻗﺪﻡ ﺳﻮﺭ ﻭﺑﺮﺝ ﺩﻓﺎﻋﻲ
ﺿﺨﻢ ﻳﻌﻮﺩ ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺨﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ 700 ﻋﺎﻡ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻼﺩ .
ﺩﻳﺮ ﻗﺮﻧﻄﻞ: ﻳﺒﻠﻎ ﺍﺭﺗﻔﺎﻉ ﻗﻤﺔ ﺟﺒﻞ ﻗﺮﻧﻄﻞ 350
ﻣﺘﺮﺍً ﻓﻮﻕ ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻯ ﺳﻄﺢ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮ ﻭﻳﻄﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻨﻈﺮ
ﺭﺍﺋﻊ ﻟﻮﺍﺩﻱ ﻧﻬﺮ ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻥ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻗﻊ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻗﻀﻰ
ﻓﻴﻪ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ 40 ﻳﻮﻣﺎً ﻭﻟﻴﻠﺔ ﺻﺎﺋﻤﺎً
ﻭﻣﺘﻌﺒﺪﺍ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻏﻮﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﻭﺗﻢ ﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﺩﻳﺮ ﻓﻲ
ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻗﻊ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺩﺱ ﻓﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﻜﻬﻒ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺃﻗﺎﻡ
ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻴﺢ . ﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﺩﻱ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﺮ ﻓﻬﻮ
ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻻﻧﺤﺪﺍﺭ ﻭﺻﻌﺐ ﺗﺴﻠﻘﻪ ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺎﺀ .
ﻭﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﻬﻮﻑ ) ﺣﻮﺍﻟﻲ 30 - (40
ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺤﺪﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺠﺒﻞ ﺳﺒﻖ ﻭﺃﻥ ﺳﻜﻨﻬﺎ
ﺍﻟﺮﻫﺒﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﻙ ﻣﻨﺬ ﺍﻻﻳﺎﻡ ﺍﻻﻭﻟﻰ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﻴﺤﻴﺔ .
ﻗﺼﺮ ﻫﺸﺎﻡ : ﻳﻤﺜﻞ ﻗﺼﺮ ﻫﺸﺎﻡ ﻧﻤﻮﺫﺟﺎً ﻟﻠﻤﻌﻤﺎﺭ
ﺍﻻﺳﻼﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﻜﺮ. ﻓﺎﻃﻼﻝ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺮ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﻭﻱ
ﺍﻟﻔﺨﻢ ﺗﻘﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻌﺪ 3 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮﺍﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻑ
ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺎﻟﻲ ﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺃﺭﻳﺤﺎ. ﻭﻗﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﻔﻲ
ﺍﻟﺸﺘﻮﻱ ﻟﻠﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻮﻱ ﻫﺸﺎﻡ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ 724)
- 743 ( ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺓ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺠﻤﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺎﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ
ﻭﻣﺴﺎﺟﺪ ﻭﺣﻤﺎﻣﺎﺕ ﻭﺳﺎﺣﺎﺕ ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻓﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﺷﺠﺎﺭ ﻛﻤﺎ
ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﺃﺭﺿﻴﺎﺕ ﻣﺒﻠﻄﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﺴﻴﻔﺴﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺋﻊ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﺎ
ﺷﺠﺮﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺠﻢ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺴﻴﻔﺴﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﺘﺒﺮ
ﻣﻦ ﺃﺟﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺣﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻟﻢ
ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻬﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻻﻗﺮﺏ ﺍﻻﻃﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﻟﻠﻔﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻌﻜﺲ
ﺍﻟﺸﻜﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﺪﺍﺳﻲ ﺍﻷﺿﻼﻉ ﺃﺭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻤﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻮﻳﺔ

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16/09/2013

Palestine: Nablus, Bethlehem and Hebron regions (Schedule, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014) Weekly walks are organized day hikes on various sections of the Abraham Path in Palestine. Siraj Center, a non-...

16/09/2013

15/09/2013

The months of October and November mark the Olive Harvest season in Palestine. It is always a very a joyful and celebrated time of the year as the Palestinian culture is deeply connected with their...

12/09/2013

The annual Olive Harvest Festival the first Friday in November is an important event that strengthens the relationships between farmers and serves as a connecting point where farmers get the opportunity to meet the individual consumers, companies, and solidarity groups that buy their products. Ther...

12/09/2013

01/08/2013 - The Custody of the Holy Land is delighted to announce the new website dedicated to the Basilica of the Annunciation - Nazareth.