A Guide to Palestine AA Guideguide to to PalestinePalestine Palestine 1 A Guide to Palestine Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Chronology of Palestine .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 A Stroll through Palestine.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Jerusalem (Al-Quds) .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Bethlehem ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Hebron .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Jericho ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Ramallah ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Nablus ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Jenin ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Gaza City ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Holidays & Feasts ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 General Information ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 TABLE OF DISTANCES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 MUSEUMS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Arts & Cultural Centers ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Tourist Information Centers .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Accomodations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Travel Agencies ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Palestinian Postage Stamps ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Heritage ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Nature of Palestine ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Credits: MOTA Supervising Editor: Dr. Hamdan Taha Text Revision: Awni Shawamra & Wael Hamamra Coordination & Technical Specifications: Magdouline Salameh Linguistic Revision & Editing: Catherine Malik Photos by: Elias Halabi, Ala’a Salameh, Palestine Wildlife Society, and MOTA Archive, Hasan Qwaider and Gail Nelson ( Palestine Food / ,(أكل فلسطيني Ahmad Ghanem ( Draw Palestine/First & Special Page for Palestinian Art Exhibition). Design & Print: HMC Labeling & Packaging. All rights are reserved by the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities. This special Expo Milan 2015 issue was produced under the supervision of the Palestine Trade Center- PalTrade, in partnership with the Higher Steering Committee with the support from the Palestinian private sector. 2 A Guide to Palestine A Guide to Palestine Ahlan Wa Sahlan Welcome to Palestine With a history that envelops more than one million years, Palestine has played an important role in human civilisation. The crucible of prehistoric cultures, it is