Judean desert (photos)

[Balanbam00]

Some views by drones of St George’s monastery Wadi Qelt (Wadi Kelt) & Nabi Musa
Nabi Musa is the name of a site in the West Bank believed to be the tomb of Moses. It is also the name of a seven-day long religious festival that was celebrated annually by Palestinian Muslims, beginning on the Friday before Good Friday in the old Greek Orthodox calendar.
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[The Bedlington Terrier]

It's these Russian war planes you need to watch out for Balan..!

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/...eli-jets-Syria

[Balanbam00]

B T :
The report on the alleged attack on the Syrian Arab Air Force base east of Homs was first put online in a blog at Avia. It was picked up by the website Almasdar News. The Tasnim News in Iran then claimed that the Su-35s sought to intercept Israeli planes over Syria.

The reports at the Avia website follow other reports at the same site that often write sensational accounts about alleged Israeli actions in Syria. For instance, the same site reported on December 8 that “Israel is preparing new strikes on Syria.” Al-Masdar News reported that the Iranian Bavar-373 air defense was deployed to the area. Both reports appeared to rely on a Twitter account named @Syrian_MC for their information.

IRAN’S TASNIM media appeared to celebrate the claim that Russia had “pursued” Israeli aircraft and “forced” them to leave.

Satellite images had shown a cargo plane land at T-4 and unload munitions that could be used in a “revenge attack” by Iran against Israel.
“Israel reportedly refrained from targeting the T-4 base due to its division into three areas controlled by Russian, Iranian and Syrian army, raising challenges that would require precise coordination with Moscow.

Is someone writing 'fake news?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Fake news? Bloody hell Balan, unless I see it with my own eyes, I don't trust any news "source" anymore.

[Balanbam00]

Outwoodclaret :

This may have been the spot were you went to by the Jordan river as it flows out of the Sea of Galilee. The Yardenit baptism site is located at the entrance to Kibbutz Kinneret, where the Jordan River flows from the Sea of Galilee.







Baptisms are only allowed while wearing the special white robes, which can be rented or purchased on site. Swim suits or other clothing may be worn under the robe. To maintain the spiritual atmosphere and support the conduct of religious ceremonies on site, entry to the water in swim suits or in the nude is strictly forbidden.

[Balanbam00]

Fake news? Bloody hell Balan, unless I see it with my own eyes, I don't trust...........

Yes i presume you believe in atoms ,but you have never seen them,what about 'Microvita?'

[Balanbam00]

BT: As you can see in the photo the Bedouin have taken the hillside,they will have children ,and years later a village will be born. It may be known and called after their tribe? Since the founding of the Regavim over a decade ago, one of the major issues they have been working on is finding a solution for the colossal problem of illegal construction by the Bedouin community in the Negev desert.



•Illegal encampments – Illegal encampments in the Negev consist of some
2,000 clusters of various sizes, all built illegally. According to estimates, every
year another 2000 – 3000 illegal structures are built. These clusters have no
public infrastructure and residents receive partial services from nearby regional
councils.

[Balanbam00]

Oh dear 59_60: Those Nepalese had better bring ice now instead of the salt!

Denman Glacier: Deepest point on land found in Antarctica

This ice-filled canyon reaches 3.5km (11,500ft) below sea level. Only in the ocean are the valleys deeper still.

The discovery is illustrated in a new map of the White Continent that reveals the shape of the bedrock under the ice sheet in unprecedented detail.

Its features will be critical to our understanding of how the polar south might change in the future.

For comparison, the lowest exposed land on Earth, at the Dead Sea shore, is just 413m (1,355ft) below sea level.