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Hebron
Downtown Hebron
Downtown Hebron
Official seal of Hebron
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Nickname(s): 
City of the Patriarchs
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 215,452
Website www.hebron-city.ps

Hebron is a Palestinian city 30 km (19 mi) south of Jerusalem. It is in the Judaean Mountains, 930 meters (3,050 ft) above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank, and the second largest in the Palestinian territories after Gaza. There are about 215,000 people living in Hebron (2016).

Hebron is divided into two parts: H1, controlled by the Palestinian National Authority, and H2, about 20% of the city, controlled by Israel.

The city is famous as the traditional burial site of the Biblical Patriarchs and Matriarchs. This makes it a very important city in Judaism. It is also very important to Muslims because of its connections with Abraham.

Hebron is important to the economy of the area due to the sale of marble from quarries. It is known for its grapes, figs, limestone, pottery workshops and glassblowing factories. It is also the location of the major dairy-product maker, al-Junaidi. The old city of Hebron has narrow, winding streets, flat-roofed stone houses, and old bazaars. The city is home to Hebron University and the Palestine Polytechnic University. It has no cinemas or places of entertainment.

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  • Samson Fenster aus Alpirsbach

    Samson removes gates of Gaza (left) and brings them to Mount Hebron (right). Strassburg (1160–1170), Württemberg State Museum in Stuttgart

  • Hebron - Roberts 1839

    Hebron in 1839, after a drawing by David Roberts, in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia

  • Frith, Francis (1822-1898) - Views in the Holy Land - n. 428 - Hebron. Northern Half of the City - recto

    Northern Hebron in the mid-19th century (1850s)

  • Hebron glass finished products - Joff Williams

    A display of Hebron glass

  • Jewish ghetto in hebron, 1921

    Jews in Hebron, 1921

  • British loyalty meeting in Hebron, 3 July 1940

    British loyalty meeting in Hebron, July 1940

  • Hebron105

    Constructed in 1893, this former Jewish clinic in central Hebron now forms part of an Israeli neighbourhood.

  • 2018 OCHA OpT map Hebron

    2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements.

  • Israeli soldiers on Palestine street

    Israeli soldiers patrol an open-air market.

  • Abraham Avinu Synagogue, Hebron

    Abraham Avinu Synagogue in 1925

  • Hebron City-1

    View of Hebron 2006

  • Hebronmarket

    Hebron market

  • HebronOldCityTrash

    A net installed in the Old City to prevent garbage dropped by Israeli settlers into a Palestinian area.

  • غرفة تجارة الخليل

    Hebron Chamber of Commerce

  • Russian Orthodox Monastery in Hebron

    The Russian Orthodox monastery, Hebron

See also

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