Hebron

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View of the ancient part of Hebron, showing the stone-walled Kasbah and the rectangular structure of the Cave of the Patriarchs surrounded by densely packed buildings.

Political map of the West Bank showing its boundaries, major cities including Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, as well as the Dead Sea to the southeast. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the West Bank's position relative to Israel, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.

Stone exterior of the Cave of the Patriarchs, also known as the Al Ibrahimi Mosque, with towers and crenellated walls, surrounded by trees and grass in Hebron, West Bank.

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city, West Bank

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View of the ancient part of Hebron, showing the stone-walled Kasbah and the rectangular structure of the Cave of the Patriarchs surrounded by densely packed buildings.

Hebron

Overview of the West Bank city of Hebron.

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Political map of the West Bank showing its boundaries, major cities including Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, as well as the Dead Sea to the southeast. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the West Bank's position relative to Israel, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.

West Bank

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Stone exterior of the Cave of the Patriarchs, also known as the Al Ibrahimi Mosque, with towers and crenellated walls, surrounded by trees and grass in Hebron, West Bank.

Cave of the Patriarchs

The Herodian walls surrounding the purported tombs of the biblical patriarchs and...

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