Hebron
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Hebron (Arabic: الخليل (help·info) al-Ḫalīl; Hebrew: חֶבְרוֹן (help·info), Staundart Ebreu: Ḥevron, Tiberian: Ḥeḇrôn), is a Palestinian ceety locatit in the soothren Wast Bank, 30 km (19 mi) sooth o Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judean Muntains, it lies 930 meters (3,050 ft) abuin sea level. It is the lairgest cieety in the Wast Bank an hame tae aroond 165,000 Palestinians,[4] an ower 500 Jewish settlers concentratit in an aroond the auld quarter.[5][6][7][8][9] The ceety is maist notable for containin the traditional burial site o the biblical Patriarchs an Matriarchs an is therefore considered the seicont-holiest ceety in Judaism efter Jerusalem.[10] The ceety is an aa veneratit bi Muslims for its association wi Abraham[11] an wis traditonally viewed as ane o the "fower Haly ceeties o Islam."[12][13][14][15]
Hebron | |
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Ither transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | الخليل |
• An aa spelled | Ḥebron (ISO 259-3) Al-Khalīl (official) Al-Ḫalīl (unofficial) |
• Ebreu | חברון |
Hebron ceety centre | |
Location o Hebron within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 31°32′00″N 35°05′42″E | |
Palestine grid | 159/103 |
Govrenorate | Hebron |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Ceety (from 1997) |
• Heid o Municipality | Tayseer Abu Sneineh[1] |
Area | |
• Jurisdiction | 74.102 km2 (28.611 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Jurisdiction | 215,452 |
Website | www.hebron-city.ps |
Offeecial name | Hebron/Al-Khalil Auld Toun |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv, vi |
Reference | 1565 |
Inscription | 2017 (41st Session) |
Endangered | 2017- |
Aurie | 20.6 ha |
Buffer zone | 152.2 ha |
Hebron is a busy hub o Wast Bank tred, responsible for roughly a third o the aurie's gross domestic product, lairgely due tae the sale o marble frae quarries.[16] It is locally well-kent for its grapes, figs, limestane, pottery wirkshops an glassblowing factories, an is the location o the major dairy product manufacturer, al-Junaidi. The auld ceety o Hebron is characterized bi nairae, windin streets, flat-ruifed stane hooses, an auld bazaars. The ceety is hame tae Hebron University an the Palestine Polytechnic University.[17][18][19][20][21]