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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...

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 was home to 12,000 Palestinians in Upper Galilee before 1948. Explore its Ottoman old city, hilltop setting, tatreez, and the story of its exile.

Safad Palestine: The Hilltop City and Palestini...

Safad was home to 12,000 Palestinians in Upper Galilee before 1948. Explore its Ottoman old city, hilltop setting, tatreez, and the story of its exile.