Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town

The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of . The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: historical city center controlled by Palestinian Authority
  • Also known as: “Al-Khalil Old Town”, “Hebron Old Town”, and “Old City of Hebron”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Ali Bakka Mosque.

Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 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 , 30 kilometres south of . is situated 190 metres northeast of Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.

Mosque
Photo: יורם שורק, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, also known as the Shaykh Ali al-Baka Mosque, is a 13th-century in the northwestern section of the Old City of Hebron in the southern , . is situated 740 metres northwest of Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: בן נחום, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 680 metres west of Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Arba and Hebron.

Village
or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of , in the southern Israeli-occupied . Founded in 1968, in 2024 it had a population of 7,698.

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is an ancient city in the southern . It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.

Village
, also spelled Al 'Uddeisa, is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of .The village is a locality of , in the Southern . is situated 3½ km east of Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.

Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town

Latitude
31.5237° or 31° 31′ 25″ north
Longitude
35.10918° or 35° 6′ 33″ east
Open location code
8G3QG4F5+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 593207623
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q35584069
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البلدة القديمة في الخليل”
  • Arabic: “البلدة القديمة”
  • Chinese: “希伯倫舊城”
  • Dagbani: “Old City of Hebron”
  • Fanti: “Hebron Kurow Kɛse Dadaw”
  • Farefare: “Old City of Hebron”
  • French: “vieille ville d’Al-Khalil”
  • French: “vieille ville d’Hébron”
  • French: “Vieille ville d’Hébron”
  • French: “vieille ville d’Hébron/Al-Khalil”
  • French: “Vieille ville d’Hébron/Al-Khalil”
  • German: “Altstadt von Hebron”
  • Greek: “Παλαιά Πόλη Χεβρώνος”
  • Hausa: “Tsohon Birnin Hebron”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה של חברון”
  • Hebrew: “חברון העתיקה”
  • Italian: “città vecchia di Al-Khalil”
  • Italian: “città vecchia di Hebron/Al-Khalil”
  • Italian: “città vecchia di Hebron”
  • Japanese: “ヘブロン/アル＝ハリール旧市街”
  • Korean: “헤브론 구시가지”
  • Mossi: “Old City of Hebron”
  • Portuguese: “Vieille ville d’Hébron”
  • Russian: “Старый город Аль-Халиля”
  • Russian: “Старый город Хеврона/Аль-Халиля”
  • Russian: “Старый город Хеврона”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Vieja de Hebrón”
  • Twi: “Hebron Kurow Dedaw”
  • Urdu: “قدیم شہر الخلیل”
  • Welsh: “Hen Ddinas Hebron”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Islamic Court Junction Check point and Bani Dar Neighborhood.

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