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Rashad al-Shawwa Rashad al-Shawwa (Arabic: رشاد الشوا‎ ‎ ) (1909 - 28 September 1988) was the Palestinian mayor of Gaza for eleven years from 1971 to 1982. Before becoming mayor he was an outgoing local activist in the city. He was known by Israelis and Palestinians as the pro-Jordanian "father figure" of the Gaza Strip. He is the father of artist Laila Shawwa.
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Gaza City Gaza ( ; Arabic: غزة‎ ‎ "Ġazzah ", ] ; Hebrew: עזה‎ ‎ "'Azzah "), also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of 515,556, making it the largest city in the State of Palestine. Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC, Gaza has been dominated by several different peoples and empires throughout its history. The Philistines made it a part of their pentapolis after the Ancient Egyptians had ruled it for nearly 350 years.
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Shuafat Shuafat (Arabic: شعفاط‎ ‎ ), also "Shu'fat" and "Sha'fat", is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. Located on the old Jerusalem-Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City, Shu'fat has a population of 35,000 residents.
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Kurds in Palestine Palestinian Kurds, (Kurdish: Kurdên Filistînê‎ , Arabic: اكراد فلسطين‎ ‎ : "Akrad Filisteen"), are Palestinians who are of Kurdish ancestry. The origins of majority of Palestinian Kurds is traced to the era of conquests of Kurdish Ayyubid dynasty during the crusades. The Ayyubid rulers settled many Kurdish tribes in Palestine in order to secure the borders of their empire. Among the major Kurdish settlements in Palestine are city of Hebron (al-Khalil), Jerusalem (al-Quds) and Nablus. It is estimated that as much as one third of inhabitants of Hebron are of Kurdish origin where they have had their own quarters, named after them such as Harat al-Akrad (quarter of the Kurds). There are also many Kurdish clans who came to Palestine at post-Ayyubid periods, especially during Ottomans.
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Jerusalem in Islam Jerusalem in Islam refers to the status of Jerusalem in the Islamic tradition. Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam, after the mosques of al-Haram in Mecca and al-Nabawi in Medina.
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Hippos Hippos (Ancient Greek: Ἵππος , "horse") is an archaeological site in Israel, located on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Between the 3rd century BC and the 7th century AD, Hippos was the site of a Greco-Roman city, which then declined under Muslim rule and was abandoned after an earthquake in 749. Besides the fortified city itself, Hippos controlled two port facilities on the lake and an area of the surrounding countryside. Hippos was part of the Decapolis, or Ten Cities, a region in Roman Jordan, Syria and Israel that were culturally tied more closely to Greece and Rome than to the Semitic ethnoi around.
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Iraq al-Amir Iraq al-Amir or Araq el-Amir (Arabic:عراق الأمير - literally, "Caves of The Prince"), is the name shared by a town and nearby caves, within the municipality of Amman in the Jordan Valley. Located about 15 km southwest of the town of Wadi as-Seer, it has a population of about 6000 people, mostly members of the tribe of Abbadi. During the Greek Macedonian occupation, Iraq al -Amir was known under the Greek name Tyros. Ptolemy Philadelpus built the city, transferring population from Tyre in Phoenicia. It is located on the hills with high and medium altitude, the area has many springs, and is famous for its olive trees, in addition to other forest trees. About 0.5 km south of the town is located the so-called Al-Iraq historical site, marked by the partially restored palace (known colloquially as Qasr Al-Abd, (literally, "Palace of the Servant") perhaps an ironic reference to the name etched in the caves nearby, believed to be the name of the owner of said estate. See link below for more information) which was built during the Hellenistic period, around the 3rd century BC, and reused under Byzantine rule before being destroyed by an earthquake. There are many caves in the hills which were inhabited during the Copper Age.
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Huj, Gaza Huj (Arabic: هوج‎ ‎ ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 15 km northeast of Gaza City. Identified as the site of the ancient Philistine town of Oga, the modern village was founded by the Ottomans in the early 19th century.
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Ras al-Amud Ras al-Amud (Arabic: راس العامود‎ ‎ ) is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, located southeast of the Old City, overlooking Silwan to the south, Abu Dis and al-Eizariya to the east, and the Temple Mount (known to Arabs as "Haram ash-Sharif") to the north. There were about 11,922 Palestinians living in the neighborhood in 2003.
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Az-Zeeb Az-Zeeb (Arabic: الزيب‎ ‎ , also spelled "al-Zib") was a Palestinian Arab village located 13.5 km north of Acre on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Mentioned in the Bible by its ancient name "Achzib", evidence of human settlement at the site dates back to the 18th century BCE. By the 10th century BCE, it was a prosperous and fortified Phoenician town. Conquered by the Assyrian empire in the 8th century BCE, it was subsequently ruled by the Persians. During the rule of the Roman Empire, it was known as "Ecdippa". Arab geographers were referring to it as "az-Zeeb" by the early Middle Ages.
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Beit Furik Beit Furik (Arabic: بيت فوريك‎ ‎ ) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers southeast of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10,339 inhabitants in 2007. During the 19th century and mid-20th century, Beit Furik was the main supplier of lime to the Nabulsi soap industry based in Nablus.
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Temple Mount The Temple Mount (Hebrew: הַר הַבַּיִת‎ ‎ , "Har HaBáyit", "Mount of the House [of God, i.e. the Temple]"), known to Muslims as the Haram esh-Sharif (Arabic: الحرم الشريف‎ ‎ , "al-Ḥaram al-Šarīf", "the Noble Sanctuary", or الحرم القدسي الشريف , "al-Ḥaram al-Qudsī al-Šarīf", "the Noble Sanctuary of Jerusalem"), a hill located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is one of the most important religious sites in the world. It has been venerated as a holy site for thousands of years by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The present site is dominated by three monumental structures from the early Umayyad period: the al-Aqsa Mosque, the Dome of the Rock and the Dome of the Chain, as well as four minarets. Herodian walls and gates with additions dating back to the late Byzantine and early Islamic periods cut through the flanks of the Mount. Currently it can be reached through eleven gates, ten reserved for Muslims and one for non-Muslims, with guard posts of Israeli police in the vicinity of each.
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Nablus Nablus (Arabic: نابلس‎ ‎ "Nāblus " ] , Hebrew: שכם‎ "Šəḵem ", Biblical "Shechem" "Škem", Greek: Νεάπολις Νeapolis) is a city in the northern West Bank, approximately 49 km north of Jerusalem, (approximately 63 km by road), with a population of 126,132. Located between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center, containing the An-Najah National University, one of the largest Palestinian institutions of higher learning, and the Palestinian stock-exchange.
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Jericho Jericho ( ; Arabic: أريحا‎ ‎ "Arīḥā " ] ; Hebrew: יְרִיחוֹ‎ "Yeriḥo ") is a city in the Palestinian Territories and is located near the Jordan River in the West Bank. It is the administrative seat of the Jericho Governorate, and is governed by the Fatah faction of the Palestinian National Authority. In 2007, it had a population of 18,346. The city was occupied by Jordan from 1949 to 1967, and has been held under Israeli occupation since 1967; administrative control was handed over to the Palestinian Authority in 1994. It is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and the city with the oldest known protective wall in the world. It was thought to have the oldest stone tower in the world as well, but excavations at Tell Qaramel in Syria have discovered stone towers that are even older.
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Surif Surif (Arabic: صوريف‎ ‎ ) is a Palestinian City in the Hebron Governorate located 25 km northwest of the city of Hebron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, Surif had a population of 17,650 in 2016. The population is entirely Muslim.
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Sebastia, Nablus Sebastia (Arabic: سبسطية‎ ‎ , "Sabastiyah"; Greek: Σεβαστη , "Sevastee"; Hebrew: סבסטי‎ , "Sebasti"; Latin: "Sebaste" ) is a Palestinian village of over 4,500 inhabitants, located in the Nablus Governorate of the West Bank some 12 kilometers northwest of the city of Nablus. The village's total area is 4,810 dunums, the built up area of which comprises 150 dunums. Much of the village lands (42%) are located in Area C under the Oslo Accords. It is the home of Nabi Yahya Mosque, a former Crusader cathedral.
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Al-Midan Al-Midan (Arabic: حي الميدان‎ ‎ ) is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, just south of the old walled city and very near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456. Its streets and alleys are full of heritage and history due to the age of the neighbourhood. Throughout history, its people fought alongside their brothers from other neighbourhoods to protect Damascus. Also, there are many great Damascene scholars who were born here. Today, the neighbourhood is often considered to be one of the most conservative in Damascus.
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Jaffa Jaffa or Yafo (Hebrew: יפו‎ ‎ ,    ; Arabic: يَافَا‎ ‎ , also called Japho or Joppa), is the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah, Solomon and Saint Peter as well as the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus, and later with oranges.
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Masjid Aqsab Masjid Aqsab (Arabic: مسجد الأقصاب‎ ‎ ) is a neighborhood and district of the Sarouja municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 14,148 in the 2004 census. The neighborhood was founded during the Mamluk era (14th century) as a suburb of the walled city of Damascus, bordering the Bab al-Salam gate to the south and contiguous with the al-Faradis neighborhood to the west. It was built around the Aqsab Mosque, after which the neighborhood was named. The mosque purportedly contained the graves of seven Sahaba (companions of Muhammad). In the 1936 French Mandate census, the neighborhood had a population of 6,900, all Muslims.
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Himyarite Kingdom The Ḥimyarite Kingdom or Ḥimyar (Arabic: مملكة حِمْيَر‎ ‎ , "Mamlakat Ḥimyar", Musnad: 𐩢𐩣𐩺𐩧𐩣, <a href="Hebrew%20language">Hebrew</a>: ממלכת חִמְיָר‎ ‎ ) (fl. 110 BCE–520s CE), historically referred to as the Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a kingdom in ancient Yemen. Established in 110 BCE, it took as its capital the ancient city of Zafar, to be followed at the beginning of the 4th century by what is the modern-day city of Sana'a. The kingdom conquered neighbouring Saba' (Sheba) in c. 25 BCE (for the first time), Qataban in c. 200 CE, and Haḍramaut c. 300 CE. Its political fortunes relative to Saba' changed frequently until it finally conquered the Sabaean Kingdom around 280. Himyar then endured until it finally fell to invaders from the Kingdom of Aksum in 525.
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Shahba Shahba (Arabic: شهبا‎ ‎ / ALA-LC: "Shahbā") is a city located 87 km south of Damascus in the Jabal el Druze in As-Suwayda Governorate of Syria, but formerly in the Roman province of Arabia Petraea. Known in Late Antiquity as Philippopolis (in Arabia), the city was the seat of a Bishopric (see below), which remains a Latin titular see.
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Pella, Jordan Pella (Ancient Greek: Πέλλα, also known in Arabic as "Tabaqat Fahl", طبقة فحل) is found in northwestern Jordan, 27.4 km (17 miles) south of the Sea of Galilee. Pella represents one of ten Decapolis cities that were founded during the Hellenistic period and became powerful under Roman jurisdiction. With a history extending back into the Bronze Age, Pella expanded to its largest state during the reign of the Roman Empire. Pella is located in the Jordan Valley, 130 km (80 miles) north of Amman, and is half an hour by car from Irbid, in the north of the country. Today, the city's sizable collection of ruins are excavated by archeologists, and attract thousands of tourists annually.