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Jerusalem is not only Israel's capital and the largest city in the country, it's also the most toured city, with more tourists flocking to the city than any other area in Israel.

For those who aren't familiar with the city, might imagine the city of Jerusalem as a small and ancient city. However modern Jerusalem has grown much beyond the old city, and nowadays has numerous areas and neighborhoods.

The Holy Land is nowadays shared between Israel that takes most of its part, and the Palestinian Authority that controls other areas. In fact, some Christian sites are also located in the state of Jordan, but they are pretty minor.

The Holy Land is sacred to many religions, and especially to Christianity, Islam and Judaism, that all hold sites and prayer symbols in the land.

The old city of Jerusalem is historically divided into 4 quarters or quartiers. These quarters are based on the 4 different populations that lived in the old city of Jerusalem before the massive Jewish immigration to the land of Israel in the end of the 19th century.

Modern Jerusalem is nowadays a huge metropolis, which is not only the largest city in the state of Israel, but is also the most populated one.

However, when it comes to site seeing Jerusalem, there is no need to refer to the whole city, as tourists will find no significant points of interest in almost any neighborhood of Jerusalem except the city center.

Israel is one of the most unique places for tourists to visit. On the first hand, it's after all the "Holy Land", preserving ancient cities and cites, dating back thousands of years ago. It's sacred to the 3 monotheistic religions – Islam, Christianity and Judaism.

On the other hand, Israel is a modern state that provides many other recreation opportunities and scenic views, even for those tourists who are less interested in history and archaeology.

The state of Israel, which is often called the Holy Land, is a famous for its historical role in the creation and foundation of todays 3 major monotheistic religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

The Holy Land is one of holiest and most attractive places for Christian tourists and pilgrims, due to its big role in the foundation of Christianity – the land where Jesus was born and lived all his life.

The state of Israel, which is today's modern Holy Land, is a popular destination for Christian visitors, pilgrims and also tourists who are interested in history.

In fact, visiting Israel is also a "light" way to visit the Middle East but yet remain in a modern and safe environment.

The state of Israel is often referred to as the "Holy Land" due to its historical past as the land where both Judaism and Christianity were born, and even Islam has strong roots in this land too.