Hebron

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Hebron is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, a major historic and religious center in the southern West Bank revered in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
city
holy city
populated place
commonLanguage Arabic
contains Cave of the Patriarchs
Hebron University
Ibrahimi Mosque
Old City of Hebron
linked to: Hebron

Palestine Polytechnic University
Tomb of the Patriarchs
coordinateLatitude 31.533
coordinateLongitude 35.095
country State of Palestine
elevationAboveSeaLevel 930 meters
governedBy Hebron Municipality
governorateCapitalOf Hebron Governorate
H1AreaControlledBy Palestinian Authority
H2AreaControlledBy Israel
hasConflictStatus site of Israeli–Palestinian tensions
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
ceramics
glassblowing
stone industry
trade
hasMinorityPopulation Israeli settlers
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Hebron Old Town
linked to: Hebron
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRegion Judea
knownFor historic Old City
religious pilgrimage
traditional glass and ceramics
locatedIn Palestine
Southern West Bank
linked to: West Bank

West Bank
locatedOn Judean Hills
linked to: Judean Mountains
mayor Taysir Abu Sneineh
mentionedIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

New Testament
Quran
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Hebron Governorate
linked to: Hebron
population over 200000 inhabitants
populationMajority Palestinian Arabs
linked to: Palestinian
religiousSignificance Christianity
Islam
Judaism
securityArrangement divided into H1 and H2 areas
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
traditionalBurialPlaceOf Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Leah
Rebekah
Sarah
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage in Danger
wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Judah (Davidic period)
linked to: Kingdom of Judah

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Judea containsCity Hebron
King David burialPlace City of David (traditional)
linked to: Hebron
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave locatedIn Old City of Hebron
linked to: Hebron
Safed sharesStatusWith Hebron
Palestinian hasMajorCity Hebron
Jacob buriedIn Hebron
West Bank containsCity Hebron
Holy Land contains Hebron
Hebron partOf Hebron Governorate
linked to: Hebron
Hebron contains Old City of Hebron
linked to: Hebron
Hebron hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Hebron Old Town
linked to: Hebron
Eglah associatedPlace Hebron
Genesis 23 mainLocation Hebron
Al-Khalil alsoKnownAs Hebron
Al-Khalil nativeName الخليل
linked to: Hebron
Al-Khalil contains Old City of Hebron
linked to: Hebron
Al-Khalil UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains Hebron Old Town
linked to: Hebron
Herodian enclosure geographicContext Old City of Hebron
linked to: Hebron
Sarah burialPlaceLocatedIn Hebron
Leah burialPlaceTradition Hebron
Judean Mountains contains Hebron
Ancient Israel keyCity Hebron
Palestine hasMajorCity Hebron
Palestine hasSacredCity Hebron
Absalom declaredKingAt Hebron
Ish-bosheth placeOfBurial Hebron
Abner killedAt Hebron
Abner buriedAt Hebron
Shephatiah associatedPlace Hebron
Shephatiah bornIn Hebron
Ibrahimi Mosque location Old City of Hebron
linked to: Hebron
Ibrahimi Mosque locatedIn Hebron