RAMLA (raml=sand in Arabic). Founded in 716 AD by the Caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, Ramla is the only city in Israel founded by Arab Muslims.

In 1948, Ramla was captured by the Israeli Forces. Today, Ramla is 80 % Jewish. For more details and much more photographs on Ramla, you can go through my earlier visit to the city. See my blog archives (August, 2008 in www.lajupaulk2.blogspot.com).