Built by Sephardic Jews, Kemeraltı synagogues quarter of the Aegean province of Izmir will soon welcome visitors as an open-air museum.
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Israel, the common land of all religions
The state of Israel is geographically located in Asia. The majority of its population is Jewish. The total area within its borders is 27.817 km². Located at the intersection of Asia and Africa, Israel is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Lebanon and Syria to the north, Jordan to the east, Egypt and Palestine to the south.
Nazi Soldau concentration camp: 8,000 victims ashes discovered in a mass grave in Poland
Near the ancient Nazi concentration camp of Soldau in northern Poland, a mass burial containing 17.5 tonnes of human ashes was discovered.
Ancient city “Hierapolis”
The ancient city of Hierapolis was constructed in the 2nd century BC by Eumenes II, one of Pergamon’s monarchs, according to its name. It is thought to have been named after Hiera, Queen of the Amazons and wife of Pergamon’s hero Telephos.