1096 IL - White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (2003)

Brief Description

"Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 and developed as a metropolitan city under the British Mandate in Palestine. The White City was constructed from the early 1930s until the 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. The buildings were designed by architects who were trained in Europe where they practised their profession before immigrating. They created an outstanding architectural ensemble of the Modern Movement in a new cultural context."

特拉维夫白城——现代运动
"特拉维夫建于1909年，并逐渐发展成为驻巴勒 斯坦英军控制下的一个大都市。在20世纪30年代初到50年代间，白城在帕特莱克爵士的城市规划基础上建成，体现了现代城市发展规划的基本原则。城中的建 筑物由在欧洲培训和实习的建筑设计师设计而成，他们以全新的文化理念创造了一个杰出的“现代运动”的建筑群。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1096

Courtesy of edo from postcrossing forum

1107 IL - Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (2005)

Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev

The four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta, along with associated fortresses and agricultural landscapes in the Negev Desert, are spread along routes linking them to the Mediterranean end of the incense and spice route. Together they reflect the hugely profitable trade in frankincense and myrrh from south Arabia to the Mediterranean, which flourished from the 3rd century BC until the 2nd century AD. With the vestiges of their sophisticated irrigation systems, urban constructions, forts and caravanserai, they bear witness to the way in which the harsh desert was settled for trade and agriculture.

熏香之路——内盖夫的沙漠城镇

那巴提人的四个城镇哈鲁扎(Haluza)、曼席特(Mamshit)、阿伏达特(Avdat)和席伏塔(Shivta)，以及内盖夫沙漠的相关堡垒和农业景观，分布在通往地中海端的熏香之路两边。它们共同反映了自公元前3世纪起到公元2世纪间从阿拉伯南部到地中海地区乳香和没药贸易的巨大繁荣景象。复杂的灌溉系统、城市建筑、城堡和商队旅馆等遗迹，见证着条件艰苦的沙漠发展成为贸易和农业定居点的过程。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1107

• 1107-001 The route, including Avdat
• 1107-002 Haluza
• 1107-003 Mamshit
• 1107-004 Shivta

Avdat

1471 IL - Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal (2015)

 Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal

Consisting of a series of catacombs, the necropolis developed from the 2nd century AD as the primary Jewish burial place outside Jerusalem following the failure of the second Jewish revolt against Roman rule. Located southeast of the city of Haifa, these catacombs are a treasury of artworks and inscriptions in Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew and Palmyrene. Bet She’arim bears unique testimony to ancient Judaism under the leadership of Rabbi Judah the Patriarch, who is credited with Jewish renewal after 135 AD.

贝特沙瑞姆大型公墓—犹太复兴中心

这片由一系列墓穴组成的遗产地位于耶路撒冷城外。这里从公元前二世纪开始不断发展，在第二次犹太人反抗罗马统治的革命失败后，这里成为犹太人的主要墓葬地。这些位于海法东南部的墓穴是一个由希伯来语、亚拉姆语和希腊语铭文及其它艺术形式构成的艺术宝库。公元135年后，古犹太人在族长拉比犹大的领导下实现犹太复兴，这片遗产地正是这一时期历史的独特见证。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1555

Courtesy of Xiaoi from Postcrossing Forum

1108 IL - Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (2005)

Brief Description

"Tels (prehistoric settlement mounds), are characteristic of the flatter lands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Lebanon, Syria, Israel and eastern Turkey. Of more than 200 tels in Israel, Megiddo, Hazor and Beer Sheba are representative of those that contain substantial remains of cities with biblical connections. The three tels also present some of the best examples in the Levant of elaborate Iron Age, underground water-collecting systems, created to serve dense urban communities. Their traces of construction over the millennia reflect the existence of centralized authority, prosperous agricultural activity and the control of important trade routes."

米吉多、夏琐和基色圣地

"史前的定居土丘是地中海东部较为平坦的地区的典型特征，特别是黎巴嫩、叙利亚、以色列和东土耳其地区。在以色列超过200个早期居 民遗迹中，米吉多、夏琐和基色圣地具有代表性，它们所包含的大量城市遗迹都与圣经相关。这三个圣地同时展示了精制铁器时代的一些最佳例子，以及服务于人口 稠密的都市社区的地下水收集系统。具有数千年历史的建筑物反映出了中央集权、繁荣的农业活动和控制主要贸易路线的存在痕迹。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1108

Courtesy of Luca from Italy

 

Megiddo

1042 IL - Old City of Acre (2001)

Brief Description

"Acre is a historic walled port-city with continuous settlement from the Phoenician period. The present city is characteristic of a fortified town dating from the Ottoman 18th and 19th centuries, with typical urban components such as the citadel, mosques, khans and baths. The remains of the Crusader town, dating from 1104 to 1291, lie almost intact, both above and below today's street level, providing an exceptional picture of the layout and structures of the capital of the medieval Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem."

阿克古城
"阿克是个有城墙的港口城市，历史悠久，自腓尼基时代起，就一直有 人类居住在这里。现在的城市是土耳其人18世纪到19世纪之后建立发展的要塞城镇，拥有保存完好的城堡、清真寺、商栈和土耳其浴室等建筑。城中十字军的遗 址可以追溯到1104年到1291年，高于或低于如今的街道平面，保留完好，生动再现了中世纪耶路撒冷十字军王国的城市规划和城市结构。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1042

Courtesy of chatte_noire from postcrossing forum

1040 IL - Masada (2001)

Brief Description

"Masada is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand of Jewish patriots in the face of the Roman army, in 73 A.D. It was built as a palace complex, in the classic style of the early Roman Empire, by Herod the Great, King of Judaea, (reigned 37 – 4 B.C.). The camps, fortifications and attack ramp that encircle the monument constitute the most complete Roman siege works surviving to the present day."

马萨达
"马萨达是一个地势险峻的天然堡垒，它威严肃穆地矗立在犹地亚沙漠 中，俯瞰着死海。马萨达是古代以色列王国的象征：公元73年，在罗马军队的围攻下，该城池遭到严重摧毁，它是犹太人爱国者在这片土地上陷落的最后一个据 点。马萨达是由朱迪亚王国的希律王（公元前37年到公元前4年在位）修建的宫殿群，带有典型的早期罗马帝国的古典建筑风格。马萨达城堡外围的营地、堡垒以 及进攻坡道保存至今，它们完整地再现了罗马人在著名的“罗马围攻”中的攻城工事。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1040

Courtesy of chatte_noire from postcrossing forum

1220 IL - Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (2008)

Brief Description

"The Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee are inscribed for their profound spiritual meaning and the testimony they bear to the strong tradition of pilgrimage in the Bahá’i faith. The property includes the two most holy places in the Bahá’í religion associated with the founders, the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh in Acre and the Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, together with their surrounding gardens, associated buildings and monuments. These two shrines are part of a larger complex of buildings, monuments and sites at seven distinct locations in Haifa and Western Galilee that are visited as part of the Bahá’i pilgrimage."

海法和西加利利的巴海圣地
"入选的理由是它们体现了巴海浓厚的朝圣传统，以 及它们所蕴涵的关于宗教信仰的深刻内涵。这一遗产由分布在阿克和海法11个地方、与宗教创始人有关的26座建筑、纪念碑和遗址组成，其中包括位于阿克的巴 哈欧拉圣陵和位于海法的巴孛陵墓。此外还有房屋、花园、公墓和用作教务行政、档案室和研究中心的大规模新古典主义风格的现代建筑群。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1220

Courtesy of chatte_noire from postcrossing forum

Shrine of the Báb

The Terraces with the Shrine of the Báb in the centre half way down
and International Archives to the left with the green roof