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The covered souk of Hebron old city, with stone arches and traditional market stalls, West Bank, Palestine

Hebron (Al-Khalil): Palestine's Oldest City

Hebron old city souk. Photo: Obada A Zatari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Hebron (Al-Khalil): The Oldest Continuously Inhabited City in Palestine Al-Khalil (الخليل), "the friend," is what Palestinians have...

Hebron (Al-Khalil): Palestine's Oldest City

Hebron old city souk. Photo: Obada A Zatari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Hebron (Al-Khalil): The Oldest Continuously Inhabited City in Palestine Al-Khalil (الخليل), "the friend," is what Palestinians have...

Historical view of Beersheba (Bir al-Sabi), the Negev gateway city of Palestine

Beersheba Palestine: History of the Negev Gatew...

Beersheba (Bi'r al-Sabi') is the historic gateway to the Negev, occupied for 6,000 years and referenced in ancient Near Eastern sources across 3,000 years. The Thursday market was the largest...

Beersheba Palestine: History of the Negev Gatew...

Beersheba (Bi'r al-Sabi') is the historic gateway to the Negev, occupied for 6,000 years and referenced in ancient Near Eastern sources across 3,000 years. The Thursday market was the largest...

Tiberias (Tabariyya) on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, historical Palestine

Tiberias Palestine: History of the Sea of Galil...

Tiberias (Tabariyya in Arabic) is a 2,000-year-old city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, 209 meters below sea level. Under Arab and Ottoman rule, it was a...

Tiberias Palestine: History of the Sea of Galil...

Tiberias (Tabariyya in Arabic) is a 2,000-year-old city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, 209 meters below sea level. Under Arab and Ottoman rule, it was a...

Safad (Tzfat) perched on its hilltop in upper Galilee, historical Palestine

Safad Palestine: The Hilltop City and Palestini...

Safad is a 2,000-year-old hilltop city in upper Galilee at approximately 900 meters elevation. Under Ottoman rule it was a mixed Arab-Jewish commercial city. Its Palestinian Arab population of 12,000...

Safad Palestine: The Hilltop City and Palestini...

Safad is a 2,000-year-old hilltop city in upper Galilee at approximately 900 meters elevation. Under Ottoman rule it was a mixed Arab-Jewish commercial city. Its Palestinian Arab population of 12,000...

Hebron (Al-Khalil) old city and traditional market, historical Palestine

Hebron Palestine: History, Glassblowing, and Pa...

Hebron (Al-Khalil) has been continuously inhabited for more than 6,000 years. The city is home to a 2,000-year glassblowing tradition with a characteristic blue-green color unique to local silica deposits,...

Hebron Palestine: History, Glassblowing, and Pa...

Hebron (Al-Khalil) has been continuously inhabited for more than 6,000 years. The city is home to a 2,000-year glassblowing tradition with a characteristic blue-green color unique to local silica deposits,...

Jenin, gateway to the northern West Bank, historical Palestine

Jenin Palestine: History, Culture, and Palestin...

Jenin sits at the northern edge of the West Bank at the southern end of the Jezreel Valley, one of the most agriculturally productive areas in historic Palestine. The city...

Jenin Palestine: History, Culture, and Palestin...

Jenin sits at the northern edge of the West Bank at the southern end of the Jezreel Valley, one of the most agriculturally productive areas in historic Palestine. The city...