Hebron (pse)

Hebron

Hebron ranks 2,287th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Valjevo, Kristinehamn, and Tama, Tokyo. Memorable people born in Hebron include Elizabeth, Zechariah, and Musa ibn Nusayr. Memorable people who died in Hebron include Sarah, and Baruch Goldstein. Hebron has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and extremists. Hebron is located in Palestine.

Hebron is a Palestinian city in the southern West Bank, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Jerusalem. Hebron is capital of the West Bank's largest governorate, known as Hebron Governorate. With a population of 201,063 in the city limits, the adjacent metropolitan area within the governorate is home to over 700,000 people. Hebron spans across an area of 74.102 square kilometres (28.611 sq mi). It is the third largest city in the country, followed by Gaza and Jerusalem. The city is often considered one of the four holy cities in Judaism as well as in Islam and Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia