Beloved Palestine

Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a holy city for three of the
world's major religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism . In 1948 Nakba
half of Jerusalem was occupied and became a divided city .
The Old City is sacred to Christians as the site where Jesus Christ spent
his last days on earth; it is sacred to Jews as the historic symbol of the
Jewish homeland and capital of the first Jewish kingdom; and it is sacred to
Muslims as the site of the
ascent into heaven of the Prophet Muhammad.
Notable structures include the Christian Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built
over the 4th-century basilica, which in turn was erected over the traditional
tomb of Christ; the Jewish Western Wall, also called the Wailing Wall , the
Muslim Dome of the Rock, built upon the site where Muhammad is said
to have
ascended to heaven ; the Mosque of Al Aqsa
Nablus
An Arabic Canaanite city which is one of the oldest cities in the world, possibly first
established 9000 years ago. It was first named "shechem" meaning shoulder or high
land, then "moborta" from of the Aramaic name "Mabarakhtha" or the blessed one, on
the side of Maborta. Titus, built the new town - Flavia Neapolis, in 70 A. D., in honor of
Flavius Vespasian the Roman emperor at that time
Gaza
(Arabic Ghazze), city and port near the Mediterranean Sea, about 32
km north of the Egyptian border. This ancient city has given its name to
the Gaza Strip, a territory that was occupied from 1967 until 1994.

Economy

In 1991 roughly 40% of Gaza Strip workers were employed across the border
with worker remittances accounting for about one-third of GNP. The
construction, agricultural, and industrial sectors account for about
18%, 16% , & 12%of GNP, respectively. Gaza depends upon Israel for
nearly 90 % of its external trade. In 1988 Intifadah has forced
the occupation forces to pay heavy price for control .
Jericho

JERICHO (Arab. Ariha) about 244m (about 800ft) below sea level. Fruit crops,
including bananas, figs, and oranges, are grown in the region . The 1993
Israeli-Palestinian peace accord called for Israeli withdrawal and for
Palestinian administration of the village.


Bethlehem :
is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, approximately
8 kilometers (5 mi) south of Jerusalem, with a population of about
30,000 people.
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It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the
Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and
tourism.
Hebron:
is located in the southern West Bank, 30 km (19 mi) south of Jerusalem.
Nestled in the Judean Mountains, it lies 930 meters (3,050 ft) above sea
level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and home to around 165,000
Palestinians. Hebron is a busy hub of West Bank trade, responsible for
roughly a third of the area's gross domestic product, largely due to the
sale of marble from quarries. It is locally well-known for its grapes, figs,
limestone, pottery workshops and glassblowing factories, and is the
location of the major dairy product manufacturer, al-Junaidi. The old
city of Hebron is characterized by narrow, winding streets, flat-roofed
stone houses, and old bazaars. The city is home to Hebron University
and the Palestine Polytechnic University
Hula Valley:
is an agricultural region in northern Palestine with abundant
fresh water. It is an important bottleneck site for birds migrating
along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and
Asia.
Haifa :
is the largest city in northern
Palestine, and the third-largest city in
the country, with a population of
over 265,000.
Acre:
is a city in the Western Galilee region
of northern Palestine and is situated
on a low promontory at the northern
extremity of Haifa Bay.
Acre is one of the oldest continuously
inhabited sites in the country and
historically, was regarded as a
strategic coastal link to the Levant.
the city had a population of 46,300
The Sea of Galilee,
or Lake Tiberias:

The lake has a total area of 166 km
2
(64 sq mi),
and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m
(141 feet At 209 metres (686 ft) below sea level,
it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and
the second-lowest lake in the world (after the
Dead Sea, The lake is fed partly by
underground springs although its main source
is the Jordan River which flows through it
from north to south.
Jalil :
is a large region in northern Palestine
which overlaps with much of the
administrative North District of the
country. As a result of this climate, flora
and wildlife thrive in the region, while
many birds annually migrate from colder
climates to Africa and back through the
HulaJordan corridor. The streams and
waterfalls, the latter mainly in Upper
Galilee, along with vast fields of greenery
and colorful wildflowers, as well as
numerous towns of biblical importance,
make the region a popular tourist
destination
Safad:

is a city in the Northern District of
Palestine. Located at an elevation of
900 metres (2,953 ft), Safad is the highest
city in the Galilee and of Palestine.
Jaffa:
is an ancient port city believed to
be one of the oldest in the world
Asqalan :

is a coastal city in the South District of
Palestine on the Mediterranean coast,
50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Tel Aviv,
and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the
border with the Gaza Strip.
Sakhnin
is built over three hills and is located in a
valley surrounded by mountains, the
highest one being 602 meters high. Its
rural landscape is almost entirely covered
by olive and fig groves as well as oregano
and sesame shrubs
The Negev
covers more than half of Palestine, over
some 13,000 km (4,700 sq mi) or at least
55% of the country's land area. It forms an
inverted triangle shape whose western
side is contiguous with the desert of the
Sinai Peninsula, and whose eastern
border is the Arabah valley.