Jerusalem:

It is called "Beit al-Maqdis" and Elijah, and it is the political, cultural and economic capital of Palestine, and the destination of the
world's attention because of its Islamic and Christian sanctities, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is the first of the two qiblas and
the third of the Two Holy Mosques, the Dome of the Rock, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Urbanization in Jerusalem extended to the city of Ramallah in the north and the city of Bethlehem in the south. Jerusalem is located
in the heart of the central mountains of Palestine and in the heart of all of Palestine, and has remained since ancient times the main
transportation center in Palestine, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Valley, and northern and southern
Palestine, and Jerusalem is linked by virtue of this location to all the cities of Palestine such as Nazareth, Haifa, Nablus, Jaffa, Ramle,
Hebron, Beersheba, Gaza, Jericho and Beit She'an.
Built by the Arab Jebusites five thousand years ago on this privileged site, it has since remained the capital of Palestine throughout
the ages. It was conquered by Muslims and received by the just Caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab in the fifteenth year of the Hijra, and
gave its people the Omari Covenant, which is considered an example of justice and religious and human tolerance. All Muslim
caliphs and sultans such as Abdul Malik bin Marwan, Al-Walid bin Abdul Malik, Caliph Al-Ma'mun, Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, and
Suleiman the Ottoman Magnificent were interested in Jerusalem and its reconstruction, and the city of Jerusalem is considered an
important and distinct religious, historical, cultural and global metropolis.
Gaza:
The largest and most important city in southern Palestine for thousands of years until today, it has always been an important center
on the routes of transport and trade between Palestine and Egypt, and between the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the
Arabian Peninsula. It is also the cultural and administrative center of southern Palestine. Gaza is famous for growing vegetables,
citrus fruits and flowers, where Imam Shafi'i was born, and where the tomb of Hashem bin Abd Manaf is therefore called Gaza
Hashem.
Haifa:
Called the Bride of Carmel, it is located on the Mediterranean Sea and is the most important port of Palestine, located on the
southern tip of the Gulf of Acre – Haifa. A large part of it was built on Mount Carmel, and it has a large industrial zone.
Jaffa:
Called the Mermaid, it is located in the middle of the Palestinian shore between Haifa and Gaza south of the mouth of the Auja
River. Surrounded by fertile plains, it is an ancient Canaanite city that is more than five thousand years old, and has always been an
important port for the central regions of Palestine and especially for Jerusalem.
Famous for its orange groves, Jaffa gave its name to the most famous oranges in the world, as well as for the textile, soap, casting
and metal manufacturing industries. Jaffa played a prominent role as a cultural and cultural center and was published by Palestinian
newspapers such as the Palestine and Defense newspapers.
Hebron:
Located south of Bethlehem, it is an ancient historical city, home to the Ibrahimi Mosque, and is famous for a number of industries
such as vegetable canning, footwear, leather, fiber, porcelain and glass factories. The city of Hebron is the main commercial center
of the entire Hebron Hills area, as well as a religious, cultural and administrative center.
Bethlehem:
It is located south of Jerusalem, and has the Church of the Nativity where Christ was born, peace be upon him, and is famous for
tourism industries such as the manufacture of antiques, shells and embroidery.
Due to its distinguished religious and historical importance and its proximity to the city of Jerusalem, Bethlehem developed as an
important tourist center, and the importance of its location in the middle of the Hebron Mountains had the greatest impact on its
growth and prosperity.
Nablus:
Located north of Jerusalem between the mountains of Ebal and Gerizim, it is famous for making soap and sweets. It is the
administrative, cultural and economic center of the Nablus Mountains region, which led to its prosperity and urban expansion in all
directions, especially towards the east and west.
Safed:
A mountainous city located in the east of the Galilee Mountains, it is characterized by the quality of its climate and is surrounded by
olive trees and vineyards. Oak forests and natural oaks are also spread in the mountains and surrounding areas, especially the
forests of Jabal al-Jarmaq and Sasa'a. Throughout its history, Safad was a thriving city and an important administrative center in
northern Palestine.
Beersheba:
Located in southern Palestine and the key to the Negev and its main center, it has remained for thousands of years an important
road stop between Palestine and Egypt on the one hand, and Palestine and the Arabian Peninsula on the other. Surrounded by
dozens of Bedouin villages, it was centrally located in the northern Negev, forming an active center for the trade of animal products,
grains and fodder.
Jericho:
Located north of the Dead Sea and Mashta Palestine, surrounded by ancient monuments such as Tel al-Sultan and Qasr Hisham, it is
famous for growing vegetables, citrus fruits and bananas. It is the oldest city in the world, and is more than ten thousand years old.
It turns into an active tourist center due to the importance of the archaeological and historical sites in it, the beauty of its scenery,
and the warmth of its weather in winter.
Bisan:
The city of Baysan is an Arab city that is one of the oldest cities in historic Palestine, located to the south of the Sea of Galilee and to
the east of the Bani Amer meadow, and 84 km from Jerusalem. Before the Nakba of 1948, Bisan was a first-class agricultural city due
to its abundant water, flatness of land and fertile soil. The Canaanite name for Beit She'an is "Beit Shan" and means the house of the
god Shan or the house of stillness.

The city of Baysan is a prominent tourist station due to its many ancient monuments, as it hosts many remains of temples, churches,
burials and columns dating back thousands of years. Most of the monuments date back to the period of Islamic rule, as they contain
many remains of demolished Arab houses. Among the most famous archaeological areas in Baysan are: Tell Al-Hisn, Tell Al-Mastaba,
Tell Al-Bassoul, Tell Al-Jisr, and Tell Al-Zahra.
Tiberias:
The city of Tiberias is one of the oldest Palestinian cities, located in the northeastern part of Palestine, on the shores of a historic
lake, and stretching over a flat plain rich in beautiful forests. Since its establishment, its location has been an important commercial,
military and tourist center; it is located on the trade route that starts from Damascus, passing through Al-Lajjun, Qalansua and Lod,
continuing its direction through the territories of Ashdod, Gaza, Rafah, Sinai and Egypt.
Due to the fertility of the land of the city of Tiberias, the abundance of its waters, its proximity to the Sea of Galilee, which is rich in
fish, in addition to the beauty of its nature, the abundance of green plains, its nature characterized by the multiplicity of valleys and
mountain slopes, and its many archaeological sites - the profession of agriculture and the craft of fishing, in addition to trips and
tourist visits constituted the most important economic resources for it.

After the Nakba, the features of Tiberias, especially the northern region, changed, as the occupation demolished Arab
neighborhoods, replacing them with gardens, public parks, hotels and modern buildings.
Acre: The city of Acre is
located in the northwest of Palestine, and is characterized by its location that extends along the Mediterranean coast on the
northern end of Haifa Bay, formerly known as the Gulf of Acre, so the city of Acre is strategically important, linking the east with
commercial activity and waterways, and is one of the historical cities listed on the UNESCO World Heritage.
The city of Acre contains several distinct historical places, the most important of which are: Acre Castle, the butcher's wall, the
gardens of joy, the old Saraya, the White Market, Hammam al-Basha, Khan al-Umdan, Khan al-Ifranj, Khan al-Shuwarda, the shrine of
the Prophet Saleh, the tomb of Sheikh Ghanem, and the tombs of the three martyrs executed by the British: Fouad Hijazi,
Muhammad Jamjoom, and Atta al-Zeer, including the Al-Jazzar Mosque, the Raml Mosque, and the Zaytouna Mosque.
For Ramla:
Ramla was named for its construction on sandy land, distinguished from other Palestinian cities as a city of Islamic origin, as it was
built by Caliph Suleiman bin Abdul Malik at the time of the caliphate of his brother Al-Walid, and he was the Emir of Jund Palestine
at the time, and took it as the capital of Jund Palestine when he assumed the caliphate. It remained the administrative capital of al-
Jund for 400 years until it was conquered by the Franks in 1099.
There are many landmarks in the city that still exist despite the Judaization policies, including: The White Mosque or the Great
Mosque, an ancient mosque built back to the Umayyad era in Palestine, located in the Old City of the Palestinian city of Ramle,
ordered by Caliph Omar bin Abdul Aziz in 720 AD.
Nazareth:
Nazareth is one of the ancient historical Palestinian cities, as it is an ancient Canaanite city. Nazareth is religiously and ethnically
diverse and an important cultural and media center. The city of Nazareth sits on Mount Leap overlooking the plain of Marj Ben
Amer.
Nazareth has a special religious importance, as it has 24 churches, monasteries and a number of religious museums, as well as some
mosques and shrines of martyrs and righteous Muslims, and the most prominent landmarks of the historic religious city is the
Church of the Annunciation.