Hebron City

            Hebron city lies in the south-west of Jerusalem and 36 km away and it ranges in height from 930 to 1027m at the level of the Mediterranean Sea. Tel Rumeida is considered one of the oldest archaeological sites in the city. Hebron is an ancient city and one of the oldest cities in the world. It is clear from the archaeological excavations in Tel Rumeida in 1964 that it was back to 3500 BC and its first population was from the Amorites.

The most important archaeological discoveries in Tel Rumeida was cuneiform tablets which is an economic text showing the names of four Amore people ,also  it was found pottery jars supported by the name of the HEBR. Hebron city was associated with our master agreement where bought Machpelah Cave, and buried his wife Sarah in the cave. And the bottom of the construction of the building of AL-Haram ALIbrahemi returns to the reign of Herod rule.

Hebron passed of all archaeological ages from the Bronze Age (early, intermediate and final) (3200-0012 BC) ,Iron Age (0012-589 BC) , and Greco-Roman  age (332-60 BC) .Tel Rumeida was abandoned and the settlement began around the cave Machpelah.

Hebron was known in the ancient times with many names which are (village of four) (reference to the union of four Canaanite tribes),a( conduit) is another name for the city and Hebron which means (assembly , agreement and companionship) which is not a Hebrew word.

Muslims opens Hebron in 13 AH \ 636 AD and it has covered with  caliphs care because it contains the remains of Ibrahemi ( peace be upon him) and interest has also increased with it because it connected with the Prophet (peace be upon him ) after he give it before his death to the Companion Tameem Ibn Aws al-Dari.

 Alamueon have clearly care with it, they built AL- Ibrahimi Mosque, and shrines at the graves of the prophets and put the tombstones on it and pay attention to AL-Aqsa mosque, Dome of the Rock and Jerusalem.

In the Abbasid age, caliph al-Mahdi made an entrance to the northern wall height of 3.5 m and has installed a small metal door for Haram al-Sharif. Under  the control of the Fatimid , they added development buildings  to AL-Haram ALIbrahemi, they built houses for visitors around the mosque and established ALitekia AL- Ibrahimia near ALiharam and it still parable with its illuminating throughout the Islamic era prior to the arrival of the Crusaders.

In the Ayyubid period, Sultan Saladin after the liberation of Jerusalem and Hebron from the Crusaders built the Dome of the mosque and transferred Ashkelon platform to him in 1191 AD which is one of the nicest forums that added by Muslims to the mosque. Then the Great King Jesus in 1180-1226 AD expanded the mosque by adding a new gallery. They took care also with Ibraheem Tiekiat to continue with providing free food to the slaves, ascetics and guests and these services are still provided so far.