Hebron

Nestled in the Judean Muntains, it lies 930 meters (3,050 ft) abuin sea level. It is the lairgest cieety in the Wast Bank an hame tae aroond 165,000 Palestinians, an ower 500 Jewish settlers concentratit in an aroond the auld quarter. The ceety is maist notable for containin the traditional burial site o the biblical Patriarchs an Matriarchs an is therefore considered the seicont-holiest ceety in Judaism efter Jerusalem. The ceety is an aa veneratit bi Muslims for its association wi Abraham an wis traditonally viewed as ane o the "fower Haly ceeties o Islam."

Hebron
Ither transcription(s)
• Arabic	الخليل
• An aa spelled	Ḥebron (ISO 259-3) Al-Khalīl (official) Al-Ḫalīl (unofficial)
• Ebreu	חברון
Hebron ceety centre
Municipal Seal o Hebron
Hebron Location o Hebron within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°32′00″N 35°05′42″E / 31.53333°N 35.09500°E / 31.53333; 35.09500 35°05′42″E / 31.53333°N 35.09500°E / 31.53333; 35.09500
Palestine grid	159/103
Govrenorate	Hebron
Govrenment
• Teep	Ceety (from 1997)
• Heid o Municipality	Tayseer Abu Sneineh
Area
• Jurisdiction	74.102 km2 (28.611 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Jurisdiction	215,452
Website	www.hebron-city.ps
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Offeecial name	Hebron/Al-Khalil Auld Toun
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iv, vi
Reference	1565
Inscription	2017 (41st Session)
Endangered	2017-
Aurie	20.6 ha
Buffer zone	152.2 ha

Hebron is a busy hub o Wast Bank tred, responsible for roughly a third o the aurie's gross domestic product, lairgely due tae the sale o marble frae quarries. It is locally well-kent for its grapes, figs, limestane, pottery wirkshops an glassblowing factories, an is the location o the major dairy product manufacturer, al-Junaidi. The auld ceety o Hebron is characterized bi nairae, windin streets, flat-ruifed stane hooses, an auld bazaars. The ceety is hame tae Hebron University an the Palestine Polytechnic University.

The name "Hebron" traces back tae twae Semitic ruits, which coalesce in the form ḥbr, haein reflexes in Ebreu, Amorite an Arabic, an denotin a range o meanins frae "colleague", "unite", "friend" or "tae be noisy". In the proper name Hebron, the sense mey be alliance. In Arabic, Ibrahim al-Khalil (إبراهيم الخليل) means "Abraham the friend", accordin tae Islamic teachin signifyin that, God chose Abraham as his friend.