- Hebron is the second largest city in the occupied Palestinian territory (around 170 000 inhabitants).
- It is the only Palestinian city with Israeli settlements in the heart of Palestinian neighborhoods.
- It houses the Tomb of Abraham and Sara, Jacob and Rebbeca, Izaak and Leah, and supposedly Adam and Eve, being a holy site for Jews, Muslims (4th holiest place after Mekka, Medina and Al-Aqsa) and Christians.
- It is divided in 2 areas: H1 - Palestinan controlled and H2 - Israeli controlled.
- H2 contains all the historical old city with the tomb of Abraham.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Never too late: basic info on Hebron
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