Holy Land

The phrase The Holy Land (Arabic الأرض المقدسة al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah; Hebrew ארץ הקודש;, Standard Hebrew Éreẓ haQodeš, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÉreṣ haqQāḏēš; Latin Terra Sancta) generally refers to Palestine or the Land of Israel. Specifically, it focuses on those areas 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 Western Wall, and the Dome of the Rock.

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Arabic - Hebrew - Standard Hebrew - Tiberian Hebrew - Latin - Palestine - Land of Israel - Judaism - Christianity - Islam - Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Bethlehem - Western Wall - Dome of the Rock

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The Crusades were started on the pretext of recovering the Holy Land. More recently, the region is at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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Crusades - Arab-Israeli conflict

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The term is sometimes used when a speaker wishes to use neither "Israel" nor "Palestine" for the region, since either term can be considered as giving a specific religious group (Jews and Muslims, respectively) the right of ownership.

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