This Week in Palestine - Site of the Week
Issue no. 5 - March 1999
Ibrahimi
Mosque (al-Haram al-Ibrahimi)
Constructed by King Herod, added to by the Crusaders
and the Mamluks, it is one of the most imposing of ancient Palestinian
monuments. The mosque covers the Cave of al-Anbia (Cave of the Prophets)
containing the graves of six prophets and their wives – Moslems believe
it is too sacred to descend into and have never entered.
Oak of Ibrahim (Oak of Mamre)
Two km’s west of Hebron is an ancient Oak
tree where Moses pitched his tent and greeted three angels (said to be
the source of the Christian trinity) who told him his wife Sarah would
bear a son.
Old City of Hebron
One of the oldest Palestinian towns – inhabited
as is for centuries, with its hawkers, stalls, shops, vegetable market,
and an Archeological Museum (with a collection of artifacts from the Cannanite
to the Islamic periods). With its vaulted roofs and mazes of alleys it
is a marvel which should not be missed.
Glass
and pottery factories
Hebron is populated with a vast number of
glass and pottery factories – which are the source of most of the glass
and pottery sold to tourists in Palestine – at a fraction of the price.
A must-visit for any savvy tourist.
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