Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Also known as Al-Khalil Old Town, Hebron Old Town, Old City of Hebron, vieille ville d'Al-Khalil, vieille ville d'Hébron, vieille ville d'Hébron/Al-Khalil
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Arab States
Palestine
Inscribed
2017
Area
21 ha
In preparation
A full profile of Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is being written.
We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.
Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is in Al Khalil. The nearest other World Heritage site is Land of Olives and Vines, Battir, about 20 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Al Khalil · about 280,000 peopleat the site
- Jerusalem · about 1,029,000 peopleabout 30 km north
- Beer Sheva · about 206,000 peopleabout 40 km south-west
- Ramallah · about 25,000 peopleabout 45 km north
- Ramla · about 64,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Gaza City · about 506,000 peopleabout 60 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PalestineCultural22 km away
PalestineCultural22 km away
IsraelCultural22 km away
IsraelCultural33 km away
PalestineCultural50 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
Trip reports
No one has written up a visit to Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.
Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.
Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.
Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)