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The Great Omari Mosque and its stone minaret rising above the rooftops of Gaza in the 1940s

Gaza (Ghazza): History of Palestine's Ancient P...

Gaza (Ghazza): History of Palestine's Ancient Port City When the armies of the pharaoh Thutmose III marched out of Egypt in the fifteenth century BCE, the first city their records...

Gaza (Ghazza): History of Palestine's Ancient P...

Gaza (Ghazza): History of Palestine's Ancient Port City When the armies of the pharaoh Thutmose III marched out of Egypt in the fifteenth century BCE, the first city their records...

The tall square stone minaret known as the White Tower, all that survives of the White Mosque in Ramla

Ramla (al-Ramla): History of a Palestinian City...

Ramla (al-Ramla): History of a Palestinian City and Its Heritage Almost every Palestinian city is older than Islam. Ramla is the exception. Ramla, Palestine, is the one major town that...

Ramla (al-Ramla): History of a Palestinian City...

Ramla (al-Ramla): History of a Palestinian City and Its Heritage Almost every Palestinian city is older than Islam. Ramla is the exception. Ramla, Palestine, is the one major town that...

Lydda, Palestine: History of al-Lidd

Lydda (al-Lidd): History of a Palestinian City ...

Lydda, in Arabic al-Lidd and today Lod, is a Palestinian city on the coastal plain. This profile traces its Canaanite origins, the Church of Saint George, the Great Mosque of...

Lydda (al-Lidd): History of a Palestinian City ...

Lydda, in Arabic al-Lidd and today Lod, is a Palestinian city on the coastal plain. This profile traces its Canaanite origins, the Church of Saint George, the Great Mosque of...

Jericho: Oldest City in the World

Jericho (Ariha): The Oldest City in the World a...

Jericho, in Arabic Ariha, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. This Palestinian city in the West Bank holds Tell es-Sultan, the spring of Ein es-Sultan, and Hisham's...

Jericho (Ariha): The Oldest City in the World a...

Jericho, in Arabic Ariha, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. This Palestinian city in the West Bank holds Tell es-Sultan, the spring of Ein es-Sultan, and Hisham's...

Hand-embroidered Palestinian dress from Hebron with tatreez needlework, representing the regional embroidery traditions of Palestinian cities including Bethlehem

Bethlehem: Heritage, Embroidery Traditions, and...

Bethlehem sits 10 km south of Jerusalem with a documented history stretching back more than 3,000 years. Its embroidery tradition, built on the bayad stitch in gold and silver metallic...

Bethlehem: Heritage, Embroidery Traditions, and...

Bethlehem sits 10 km south of Jerusalem with a documented history stretching back more than 3,000 years. Its embroidery tradition, built on the bayad stitch in gold and silver metallic...

Palestinian clothing from FALASTIN representing the cultural heritage of Ramallah and Palestinian cities

Ramallah Palestine: History, Culture, and Pales...

Ramallah sits at 900 meters elevation in the central West Bank, 15 kilometers from Jerusalem. Originally a Christian village documented since the 16th century, it has grown into the administrative...

Ramallah Palestine: History, Culture, and Pales...

Ramallah sits at 900 meters elevation in the central West Bank, 15 kilometers from Jerusalem. Originally a Christian village documented since the 16th century, it has grown into the administrative...