Hebron

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Hebron?Southern West Bank, Palestine
2. How many people live in Hebron?201,063 (city limits); metropolitan area over 700,000
3. What language do people speak in Hebron?Arabic (primary), Hebrew (spoken by settlers and authorities)
4. When was Hebron built?One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Levant
5. What is the capital city of?Hebron Governorate
6. Why is the Cave of the Patriarchs important?It is a holy place where Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives are buried, and people from Judaism, Christianity and Islam visit it.

Levant: A large geographical area in the Eastern Mediterranean region, including modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine.
Hebron Protocol: An agreement signed in 1997 that divided Hebron into Israeli-controlled and Palestinian-controlled sectors.
COGAT: Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories, an Israeli military body responsible for implementing policies in the West Bank and Gaza.
Microcosm: A miniature world or representation of a larger system or situation.