Elef Millim project
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The Elef Milim (One thousand words in Hebrew) project brings together Wikipedians for fun educational activity aiming at enriching the free image repository with pictures of sites, buildings and landscape in Israel. It is a series of field-trips to different sites in Israel, organized and guided by those Wikipedians who are experienced in tourist guiding, history and/or geography.
In Hebrew Elef Milim can be translated as "a thousand words" - a reference to the proverb a Picture is worth a thousand words - or as "a thousand miles" - a reference to a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The project's initiator is Rotem.
[edit] First Trip: German Colony
The first field trip was to the German Colony of Jerusalem. Tamara guided the tour with Ido. Ten Wikipedians and supporters joined the first trip which was held on Friday, January 26th 2007.
[edit] Second Trip: Tel Aviv Zoological Garden
[edit] Third Trip: Mishkenot Sha'ananim
The third field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 25th May 2007 in the Mishkenot Sha'ananim - the first neighbourhood built outside the walls of Jerusalem. 16 Wikipedians attended the field-trip, which inclued a guided tour with an official tour guide of the Yad Ben Zvi Institute and a luncheon at the Beit Shmuel Hotel.
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[edit] Forth Trip: Rehavia
The third field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 4th August 2007 in Rehavia - a neighbourhood built outside the walls of Jerusalem in the 1920' and 1930's. 12 Wikipedians attended the field-trip, which inclued a guided tour with an official tour guide of the Yad Ben Zvi Institute
[edit] Fifth Trip: Mount Scopus, Kidron Valley and Gehenna
The Fifth field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 19th October 2007 from Mount Scopus, through Kidron Valley to Gehenna - around the easten and southern walls of the old city of Jerusalem. 13 Wikipedians attended the field-trip, which inclued a guided tour with an official tour guide of the Yad Ben Zvi Institute.
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[edit] Sixth Trip: Haaliya and Allenby Streets in Tel Aviv
The Sixth field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 26th October 2007 from Haaliya Street to Allenby Street in Tel Aviv. 8 Wikipedians attended the field-trip, which emphesized on the urban and architectural development of the area.
[edit] Seventh Trip: Katamon
The 7th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 28th December 2007 in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Katamon. 11 Wikipedians attended the field-trip, which inclued a guided tour with an official tour guide of the Yad Ben Zvi Institute.
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[edit] 8th Trip: Nahlaot
The 8th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 8th February 2008 in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Nahlaot. 10 Wikipedians attended the field-trip, which inclued a guided tour with an official tour guide of the Yad Ben Zvi Institute.
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[edit] 9th Trip: Talbiyeh
The 9th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 11th April 2008 in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Talbiyeh. 11 Wikipedians attended the field-trip.
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[edit] 10th Trip: The Knesset
The 10th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 20th May 2008 in the Knesset in Jerusalem.
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[edit] 11th Trip: Eastern Jerusalem
The 11th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 20th May 2008 in the Eastern part of Jerusalem.
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[edit] 12th Trip: The Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
The 12th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 8th August 2008 in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. We were able to visit the remains of the Nea Church, built in the Byzantine period, which is usually not open to the public.
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[edit] 13th Trip: Holy Sepulchre
The 13th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 26th September 2008, and emphasized on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
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[edit] 14th Trip: Ein Karem
The 14th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 31st October 2008, and emphasized on the Churchs of the Ein Karem the birthplace of John the Baptist, west of Jerusalem.
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[edit] 15th Trip: Mount Herzl
The 15th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 2nd January 2009, at the Israeli National Cemetary at Mount Herzl located at the highest point in Jerusalem, where we saw the various monuments and memorials.
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[edit] 16th Trip: The Lower Aqueduct in Armon Hanatsiv
The 16th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 30th January 2009, at The Lower Aqueduct which was recently discovered in Armon Hanatziv neighborhood located south of the Old City of Jerusalem.
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[edit] 17th Trip: The Weizmann Institute of Science
The 17th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 6th March 2009, at the Weizmann Institute located in Rehovot.
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[edit] 18th Trip: Mount of Olives
The 18th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 14th April 2009, at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
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[edit] 19th Trip: Neve Sha'anan
The 19th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 26th June 2009, at the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood and the Shapira Neighborhood of Tel Aviv.
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[edit] 20th Trip: Beit Govrin Area
The 20th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 8th August 2009, at the Beit Guvrin subterranean hiding systems.
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[edit] 21st Trip: Great Makhtesh (Makhtesh Hatira) and Mamshit
The 21st field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 28th August 2009, to the Great Makhtesh (Makhtesh Hatira) and to the Nabataean city of Mamshit (Memphis) in the Negev desert.
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[edit] 22nd Trip: the Germen Colony of Carmelheim and the Bahai Gardens
The 22nd field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 25th September 2009, to the Germen Colony of Carmelheim in the Carmel Center in Haifa and to the Bahai Gardens.
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[edit] 23rd Trip: Mount Scopus
The 23rd field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 16th October 2009, to the Hebrew University campus on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.
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[edit] 24th Trip: Kfar Etzion
The 24th field-trip of Elef Millim project took place on 6th November 2009, to to Kfar Etzion in Gush Etzion on the northern part of Mount Hebron.
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