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The phrase The Holy Land (Hebrew
ארץ הקודש; ’Éreş
haqQādhēš, Éretz haKodesh; Latin
Terram Sanctam) generally refers to the Land of
Israel, also known as Palestine. Specifically, it includes those areas of
Israel which hold specific, significant religious importance to three monotheistic traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These areas include, but are not limited to, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, the
Wailing Wall, and the Dome of the Rock.
These areas have been the hotbeds of conflict since around 500 CE. The Crusades
were started on the pretext of recovering the Holy Land. More recently, the region is at the centre of the religious arguments of
the Arab-Israeli conflict.
For Muslims the term Holy Land (Arabic ارض القدس Arḍ
ul-Quds) refers to the Hejaz, site of the Holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
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