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=== Tourism ===
{{Main|Old City of Hebron}}

[[File:Hebron Old city-souq.jpg|thumb|[[Bazaar|''Souk'']] in Old City of Hebron]]

Hebron is home to numerous mosques, synagogues, churches, parks, palaces, castles and forts.<ref name=":10" /> The [[Old City of Hebron]] was a declared a Palestinian [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] on July 7, 2017.<ref name="OldTownofHebron">{{cite news |last=Adamczyk |first=Ed |title=UNESCO declares Hebron, West Bank, a world heritage site |language=en |publisher=UPI |date=July 7, 2017 |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/07/07/UNESCO-declares-Hebron-West-Bank-a-world-heritage-site/3011499431429/ |access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> The move caused controversies and faced opposition from Israeli officials who objected to it being called as Palestinian site, instead of Israeli.<ref name="ABC UNESCO">{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/unesco-puts-city-hebron-heritage-danger-list-48495103 |title=Israelis outraged by UNESCO decision on Hebron holy site | publisher=ABC News |agency=Associated Press |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707222506/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/unesco-puts-city-hebron-heritage-danger-list-48495103 |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2011 |title=# THE FUNAMBULIST PAPERS 13 /// A Visit to The Old City of Hebron by Raja Shehadeh |url=https://thefunambulist.net/editorials/guest-writers-essays-13-a-visit-to-the-old-city-of-hebron-by-raja-shehadeh |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=THE FUNAMBULIST MAGAZINE |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is one of the best preserved sites of the [[Mamluk]] era.<ref name=":10" />

* The most famous site in Hebron is the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]].<ref name=":10" /> The [[Herodian architecture|Herodian era structure]] is said to enclose the tombs of the biblical [[Patriarchs]] and [[Matriarchs (Bible)|Matriarchs]].<ref name=":10" /> The site is known for the burial place of [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]] and [[Jacob]], along with their wives [[Sarah]], [[Rebecca (biblical figure)|Rebecca]] and [[Leah]] respectively.<ref name=":10" /> The Isaac Hall now serves as the Ibrahimi mosque, while the Abraham and Jacob Hall serve as a synagogue.<ref name=":10" /> 
* The tombs of other biblical figures – [[Abner|Abner ben Ner]], [[Othniel|Otniel ben Kenaz]], [[Book of Ruth|Ruth]] and [[Jesse (biblical figure)|Jesse]] are also located in the city.<ref name=":10" /> It is reverred to Christians, Muslims and Jews.<ref name=":10" /> These sites are located in the H2 region, which is controlled by the Israeli authorities.
* The early Ottoman-era [[Abraham Avinu Synagogue]] in the city's historic Jewish Quarter was built in 1540 and restored in 1738.<ref name=":10" />
* Mosques from the era include the [[Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque|Sheikh Ali al-Bakka]] and [[Al-Jawali Mosque|Al-Jawali]] mosque.

Hebron is also home to several sites for Christian worship, with numerous churches located around the city.<ref name=":10" /> The [[Oak of Sibta]] (Oak of Abraham) is an ancient tree which, in non-Jewish tradition,<ref>{{harvnb|Finn|1868|p=184}}:'the great oak of Sibta, commonly called Abraham's oak by most people except the Jews, who do not believe in any Abraham's oak there. The great patriarch planted, indeed, a grove at Beersheba; but the "Eloné Mamre" they declare to have been "plains", not "oaks", (which would be Alloné Mamre,) and to have been situated northwards instead of westwards from the present Hebron.'</ref> is said to mark the place where Abraham pitched his tent.<ref name=":10" /> The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] owns the site and the nearby [[Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery]], consecrated in 1925.<ref name=":10" /> Hebron is one of the few cities to have preserved its [[Mamluk architecture]].<ref name=":10" /> Many structures were built during the period, especially Sufi [[Zawiya (institution)|zawiya]]s.<ref>{{cite book|author=Museum With No Frontiers|title=Pilgrimage, sciences and Sufism: Islamic art in the West Bank and Gaza|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqMVAQAAIAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Édisud|isbn=978-9953-36-064-5|page=200}}</ref><ref name=":10" />

Other sites:

* Situated on the northeast of the city, Wadi al–Quff Natural Reserve is visited by 2,000 people, mostly on weekends.<ref name=":17" /> It is currently under the management of the Palestinian government.<ref name=":17" /> 
* Aristobolia (''[[Khirbet]] [[Istanbul]]''), in south of Hebron, near [[Zif, Hebron|Zif]] village, is home to Byzantine-era [[basilica]], built during the beginning of [[Islamic History|Islamic era]].<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=The Undiscovered Archaeological Riches of Hebron |url=https://thisweekinpalestine.com/the-undiscovered-archaeological-riches-of-hebron/ |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=This Week in Palestine |language=en-US}}</ref> 
* ''Khirbet al–Karmil'' is home to Crusader pool, ruined Byzantine church and Crusader fortress.<ref name=":16" /> 
* [[As-Samu]] is an ancient biblical village, currently a modern town.<ref name=":16" /> It is home to 4th century synagogue, numerous Ottoman-era structure and an Islamic building, probably built during the time of [[Saladin]] of the [[Ayyubid dynasty]].<ref name=":16" />