Things to do in Hebron
Top sights and attractions to build your days around once you know when to go.
Cavern of the Patriarchs
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Jerusalem. According to the Abrahamic religions, the cave and adjoining field were purchased by Abraham as a burial plot. The site is considered a holy place in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Mamre
Mamre, full name "Oaks of Mamre", refers to an ancient religious site originally focused on a single holy tree growing "since time immemorial" at Hebron in Canaan. It is best known from the biblical story of Abraham and the three visitors. He pitched his tents at the site, which is known as the oak or terebinth of Mamre. Modern scholars have identified four sites near Hebron which, in different historical periods, could have been successively known as Mamre: Khirbet Nimra, also known as Ayn Nimreh,, Ramat el-Khalil, also known as Haram er-Rama, Deir Al Arba'een complex, and Khirbet es-Sibte. The last one contained an old oak tree identified by a relatively new tradition as the Oak of Mamre, which collapsed in 2019, and is on the grounds of the Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity. There is a rather recent hypothesis that at the location of Khirbet Nimra, a tree cult predated the biblical narrative.
Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery
The Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Al Maskobiya, is a Russian Orthodox monastery and church in Hebron, Palestine, founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre.
Al-Jawali Mosque
Al-Jawali Mosque or Amir Sanjar al-Jawli Mosque is a mosque in Hebron, Palestine, located in the southwestern corner of the Old City and part of the Ibrahimi Mosque sanctuary.
Dura International Stadium
Dura International Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Dura in the Hebron Governorate, Palestine. It was opened in 1965 and was renovated in 1999 and 2011. It has a capacity of 18,000 and the surface is artificial turf.
Abraham Avinu Synagogue
The Abraham Avinu Synagogue is a synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter of Avraham Avinu in the Old City of Hebron, West Bank, Palestine.
Al-Omari Mosque, Dura
The Al-Omari Mosque is a mosque located in the center of Dura, a city in Hebron Governorate, West Bank, Palestine. It is considered one of the city's most significant archaeological and historical landmarks, and one of the oldest mosques in Dura.
Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque
The Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, also known as the Shaykh Ali al-Baka Mosque, is a 13th-century mosque in the northwestern section of the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank, Palestine. It is situated in the Harat ash-Sheikh quarter, one of the Old City's quarters, which is named after the mosque.
Old Jewish Cemetery, Hebron
The old Jewish cemetery in Hebron is located on a hill to the west of the Tomb of Machpela. It has been used as a Jewish cemetery for hundreds of years. Ishtori Haparchi noted the existence of a Jewish cemetery in the area in 1322. The cemetery is also mentioned in a letter dated to 1290.
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