In the heart of the old city of Hebron in the southern West Bank, stands a large rectangular enclosure dating from the Herodian-era built over the cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, the Sanctuary of Abraham. Byzantine Christians took it over and built a Basilica which after the Muslim conquest was converted into the Ibrahimi Mosque. Crusaders took over the site in the 12th century, but it was taken back by Saladin 1188 and reconverted into a mosque.

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Location: Hebron, West Bank, Palestine
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