One of the oldest cities in the world

Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern edge of the Dead Sea, and has a population of about 770,000.

The earthTV camera is placed on top of Dan Boutique Hotel and offers a lovely view over the “Yemin Moshe” quarter which was originally designed as additional housing space to Jerusalem’s Old City in 1891.
Moreover, the camera captures Mount Zion, situated south-western from the Old City walls. Important sites on Mount Zion are Dormition Abbey, King David's Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper.

The Old City of Jerusalem was pronounced UNESCO World Heritage of humanity in 1981. Amongst its most famous sights are the Western Wall, the Temple Mount on which the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque have been erected, the Mount of Olives with the Gethsemane garden, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as well as the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem.

Hotel Dan Boutique Jerusalem

Facts about: Israel

Geographic Information

Israel can be divided into four regions: the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the East with its major cities Haifa and Tel Aviv, the hilly landscape in the centre of the country with Mount Meron being the highest point there with 1208 m, the Jordan River valley (with 322 km of length the Jordan River is the longest river in Israel, reaching the Sea of Galilee in the South and finally ending in the Dead Sea) and the Negev desert which, by covering an area of about 12.000 km², makes up for half of Israel’s total size.

Key aspects of tourism
The capital Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, the Crusade city Acre and the Negev desert are amongst the most popular tourist destinations in Israel.