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Old Jerusalem Wall, Israel
Old Jerusalem Wall - IsraelAbout ten feet thick and up to fifty feet high, Suleiman's wall is dotted with forty-two defensive lookout post, including the one above, which looks out to the south. The wall is about three miles long and encloses Old Jerusalem roughly in the shape of a trapezoid. Given the topography of Old Jerusalem, which sits on a hilltop with steep drop offs on its east, west and south sides, the weakness of every wall built to protect Old Jerusalem was considered its northern facade, through which every successful breach in history apparently occurred. Travel Tip From sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday all Jewish businesses in Israel shut in observance of the Sabbath. This includes shops and restaurants, as well as transportation; bus and train departures stop at around 2pm on Friday to enable arrival before sunset and don't resume until around 8pm on Saturday.
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