Hebron

A recent view of the old city of Hebron Hebron ( Arabic الخليل al-Ḫalīl ; Hebrew חֶבְרוֹן , Standard Hebrew Ḥevron , Tiberian Hebrew Ḥeḇrôn : derived from the word "friend") is a town in the West Bank , in an area known in Israel as Judea . It lies 3,050 feet (930 m) above sea level . Geographic coordinates : 31°32' N, 35°6' E Hebron is located 30km south of Jerusalem . Its elevation from sea level is about 1000m. Hebron is famous for its grapes , limestones , pottery workshops and glassblowing factories. The old city of Hebron is characterized by its narrow and winding streets, the flat-roofed stone houses, and the old bazaars. It is the home of Hebron University and Palestine Polytechnic University .

Palestinian Authority municipality Hebron ( Arabic : الخليل al-Khalīl ; audio , Standard Hebrew : [Ḥevron] Error: {{Transliteration}}: unrecognized transliteration standard: $1 ( help ) ; ISO 259-3 : Ḥebron ) is a Palestinian city located in the southern West Bank , 30 km (19 mi) south of Jerusalem . Nestled in the Judaean Mountains , it lies 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 , and home to around 175,000 to 250,000 Palestinians , and between 500 and 850 Jewish settlers concentrated in Otniel settlement and around the old quarter. The city is divided into two sectors: H1, controlled by the Palestinian Authority and H2, roughly 20% of the city, administered by Israel. The settlers are governed by their own municipal body, the Committee of the Jewish Community of Hebron . The city is most notable for containing the traditional burial site of the biblical Patriarchs and Matriarchs , within the Cave of the Patriarchs . It is therefore considered the second-holiest city in Judaism after Jerusalem . The city is venerated by Jews, Christians, and Muslims for its association with Abraham . It is viewed as a holy city in Islam and Judaism. Hebron is a busy hub of West Bank trade, responsible for roughly a third of the area's gross domestic product , largely due to the sale of marble from quarries. It is locally well known for its grapes, figs, limestone, pottery workshops and glassblowing factories, and is the location of the major dairy product manufacturer, al-Junaidi . The old city of Hebron is characterized by narrow, winding streets, flat-roofed stone houses, and old bazaars . The city is home to Hebron University and the Palestine Polytechnic University . Hebron is detached to cities of ad-Dhahiriya , Dura , Yatta , the surrounding villages with no borders. Hebron Governorate is the largest Palestinian governorate with its population of 600,364 (2010). The figure given here refers to the population of the city of Hebron itself. Medina 2007 for the figure of 700 settlers.

Municipality type A in State of Palestine Hebron ( al-Khalīl or al-Khalil al-Rahman [ 4 ] ; Ḥevron ) is a Palestinian city in the southern West Bank , 30 km (19 mi) south of Jerusalem . Nestled in the Judaean Mountains , it lies 930 meters (3,050 ft) above sea level . The largest city in the West Bank, and the second largest in the Palestinian territories after Gaza , it has a population of 215,452 Palestinians (2016), and between 500 and 850 Jewish settlers concentrated on the outskirts of the Old City of Hebron . Judaism ranks Hebron the second-holiest city after Jerusalem , while some Muslims regard it as one of the four holy cities. The city is often described as a "microcosm" of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank . The Hebron Protocol of 1997 divided the city into two sectors: H1, controlled by the Palestinian Authority, and H2, roughly 20% of the city, administered by Israel. All security arrangements and travel permits for local residents are coordinated between the Palestinian Authority and Israel via the military administration of the West Bank, officially named Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT). The Jewish settlers have their own governing municipal body, the Committee of the Jewish Community of Hebron . Hebron is a busy hub of West Bank trade, generating roughly a third of the area's gross domestic product , largely due to the sale of limestone from quarries in its area. It has a local reputation for its grapes, figs, limestone, pottery workshops and glassblowing factories, and has the major dairy-product manufacturer al-Juneidi . The old city of Hebron features narrow, winding streets, flat-roofed stone houses, and old bazaars . The city is home to Hebron University and the Palestine Polytechnic University . Hebron is attached to the towns of ad-Dhahiriya , Dura , Yatta , the surrounding villages with no borders. Hebron Governorate is the largest Palestinian governorate, with a population of 600,364 as of 2010 . Hebron City Profile – ARIJ 1 2 Hebron page 80, Hebron is 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi) in area and has a population of 250,000, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics for the year 2007. The figure given here refers to the population of the city of Hebron itself. The book: The Israel/Palestine Question; By Ed. Medina 2007 for the figure of 700 settlers. The ABC of the OPT: A Legal Lexicon of the Israeli Control over the Occupied Palestinian Territory . Hebron is a microcosm of the control Israel exercises over the West Bank. Hebron is sometimes thought of as a concentrated microcosm of the conflict in Israel/Palestine. Sometimes it is imagined as a microcosm of Israeli occupation in post-1967 territories, sometimes as a microcosm of the settler-colonial project in Palestine, and sometimes as a microcosm of the Jewish state surrounded by Arab enemies. An Introduction to the City of Hebron Zacharia 2010 .

City in the West Bank, State of Palestine "Al-Khalil" redirects here. Municipality type A in State of Palestine Hebron ( al-Khalīl or خَلِيل الرَّحْمَن Khalīl al-Raḥmān ; Ḥevrōn ) is a Palestinian city in the southern West Bank , 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Jerusalem . Nestled in the Judaean Mountains , it lies 930 metres (3,050 ft) above sea level . The second-largest city in the West Bank (after East Jerusalem ), and the third-largest in the Palestinian territories (after East Jerusalem and Gaza ), it has a population of over 215,000 Palestinians (2016), and seven hundred Jewish settlers concentrated on the outskirts of its Old City . It includes the Cave of the Patriarchs , which Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions all designate as the burial site of three key patriarchal / matriarchal couples. The city is often considered one of the four holy cities in Judaism as well as in Islam . Hebron is considered one of the oldest cities in the Levant. According to the Bible , Abraham settled in Hebron and bought the Cave of the Patriarchs as a burial place for his wife Sarah . Biblical tradition holds that the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac , and Jacob , along with their wives Sarah, Rebecca , and Leah , were buried in the cave. Hebron is also recognized in the Bible as the place where David was anointed king of Israel . Following the Babylonian captivity , the Edomites settled in Hebron. During the first century BCE, Herod the Great built the wall which still surrounds the Cave of the Patriarchs, which later became a church, and then a mosque. With the exception of a brief Crusader control, successive Muslim dynasties ruled Hebron from the 6th century CE until the Ottoman Empire 's dissolution following World War I , when the city became part of British Mandatory Palestine . A massacre in 1929 and the Arab uprising of 1936–39 led to the emigration of the Jewish community from Hebron. The 1948 Arab–Israeli War saw the entire West Bank, including Hebron, occupied and annexed by Jordan , and since the 1967 Six-Day War , the city has been under Israeli military occupation. Following Israeli occupation, Jewish presence was reestablished at the city. Since the 1997 Hebron Protocol , most of Hebron has been governed by the Palestinian National Authority . The city is often described as a "microcosm" of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank . The Hebron Protocol of 1997 divided the city into two sectors: H1, controlled by the Palestinian National Authority, and H2, roughly 20% of the city, including 35,000 Palestinians, under Israeli military administration. All security arrangements and travel permits for local residents are coordinated between the Palestinian National Authority and Israel via the Israeli military administration of the West Bank (COGAT) . The Jewish settlers have their own governing municipal body, the Committee of the Jewish Community of Hebron. Today, Hebron is the capital of the Hebron Governorate , the largest governorate of the State of Palestine , with an estimated population of around 782,227 as of 2021 . It is a busy hub of West Bank trade, generating roughly a third of the area's gross domestic product , largely due to the sale of limestone from quarries in its area. It has a local reputation for its grapes, figs, limestone, pottery workshops and glassblowing factories. The old city of Hebron features narrow, winding streets, flat-roofed stone houses, and old bazaars . The city is home to Hebron University and the Palestine Polytechnic University . The figure given here refers to the population of the city of Hebron itself. Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research . Travels in Syria and the Holy Land . The ABC of the OPT: A Legal Lexicon of the Israeli Control over the Occupied Palestinian Territory . Hebron is a microcosm of the control Israel exercises over the West Bank. Hebron is sometimes thought of as a concentrated microcosm of the conflict in Israel/Palestine. Sometimes it is imagined as a microcosm of Israeli occupation in post-1967 territories, sometimes as a microcosm of the settler-colonial project in Palestine, and sometimes as a microcosm of the Jewish state surrounded by Arab enemies.

City in the West Bank, Palestine "Al-Khalil" redirects here. Metropolis in State of Palestine Israel Hebron ( / ˈ h iː b r ən , ˈ h ɛ b r ən / ; Arabic : الخليل al-Khalīl , pronunciation or خَلِيل الرَّحْمَن Khalīl al-Raḥmān ; Hebrew : חֶבְרוֹן Ḥevrōn , pronunciation ) is a Palestinian city in the southern West Bank , 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Jerusalem . Hebron is capital of the Hebron Governorate , the largest governorate in the West Bank. With a population of 201,063 in the city limits, the adjacent metropolitan area within the governorate is home to over 700,000 people. Hebron spans across an area of 74.1 square kilometres (28.6 sq mi). It is the third largest city in the country after Gaza and East Jerusalem . The city is often considered one of the four holy cities in Judaism as well as in Islam and Christianity . It is considered one of the oldest cities in the Levant. According to the Bible , Abraham settled in Hebron and bought the Cave of the Patriarchs as burial place for his wife Sarah . Biblical tradition holds that the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac , and Jacob , along with their wives Sarah, Rebecca , and Leah , were buried in the cave. The city is also recognized in the Bible as the place where David was anointed king of Israel . Following the Babylonian captivity , the Edomites settled in Hebron. During the first century BCE, Herod the Great built the wall that still surrounds the Cave of the Patriarchs, which later became a church , and then a mosque . With the exception of a brief Crusader control , successive Muslim dynasties ruled Hebron from the 7th century CE until the Ottoman Empire 's dissolution following World War I , when the city became part of British Mandatory Palestine . The 1929 massacre and the Arab uprising of 1936–39 led the British government to evacuate the Jewish community from Hebron. The 1948 Arab–Israeli War saw the entire West Bank, including Hebron, occupied and annexed by Jordan , and since the 1967 Six-Day War , the city has been under Israeli military occupation . Following Israeli occupation, Jewish presence was restored in the city. Since the 1997 Hebron Protocol , most of Hebron has been governed by the Palestinian National Authority . The city is often described as a "microcosm" of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank . The 1997 protocol divided the city into two sectors—H1 Hebron, controlled by the Palestinian National Authority, and H2 Hebron, managed by Israeli authorities. All security arrangements and travel permits for local residents are coordinated between the Palestinian Authority and Israel via the COGAT . The Jewish settlers have their own governing municipal body, the Committee of the Jewish Community of Hebron. The largest city in the southern West Bank, Hebron is chief commercial and industrial center in the region. It is a busy hub of trade, generating roughly a third of the area's GDP , largely due to the sale of limestone from quarries in its area. Hebron has a local reputation for its grapes, figs, ceramics, plastics, pottery workshops, metalworking and glassblowing industry. The city is home to numerous shopping malls. The Old City of Hebron features narrow, winding streets, flat-roofed stone houses, and old bazaars . It is recognized as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO . Hebron is also known as a regional educational and medical hub. The Times of Israel . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).