of Abraham" is attested to in the writings of the 11th century Persian traveller Nasir-i Khusraw. According to the account, this early Islamic food distribution center — which predates the Ottoman imarets — gave all visitors to Hebron a loaf of bread, a bowl of lentils in olive oil, and some raisins. According to Tamara Neuman, settlement by a community of Jewish religious fundamentalists has brought about three major changes by (a)redesigning a Palestinian area in terms of biblical imagery and origins: (b) remaking over these revamped religious sites to endow them with an innovative centrality to Jewish worship, that, she argues, effectively erases the diasporic thrust of Jewish tradition; and (c) writing out the overlapping aspects of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in such a way that the possibility of accommodation between the three intertwined traditions is eradicated, while the presence of Palestinians themselves is erased by violent methods. Twin towns/Sister cities Hebron is twinned with: Amman, (Jordan) Beyoğlu, (Turkey) Bursa, (Turkey) Casablanca, Morocco Derby, England Fez,(Morocco) Jajmau (India) Keçiören, (Turkey) Kraljevo, Serbia Medina, (Saudi Arabia) Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, (France) Şanlıurfa,(Turkey) Yiwu, (China) See also Shabab Al-Khalil SC, the town's football team Palestinian Child Arts Center List of burial places of biblical figures List of people from Hebron Oak of Mamre, Christian holy site, historically near Hebron but now inside the city, distinct from the Terebinth of Mamre Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery, Russian Orthodox monastery at the "Oak of Mamre" Notes Citations Sources Frenkel, Yehoshua (2011). Hebron — An Islamic Sacred City (634–1099) (in JSTOR) (חברון — עיר קודש אסלאמית 634–1099 לסה"נ) (Catedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv, issue 141, p. 27 – 52) External links www.hebron-city.ps Photographs of Hebron english Hebron.com – English Collection of Palestinian articles on Hebron published by "This Week in Palestine" Sephardic Studies 1839 Sephardic census of Ottoman-controlled Hebron. Settlement Encroachments in Hebron Old City. Photo's/maps of settlements and closed roads. Hebron Rehabilitation Committee, 1 April 2014. Settlements on GoogleMaps Ancient Canaanite and Biblical Hebron (Tel Rumeida) in Israel Oak of Mamre on OrthodoxWiki for the Oak and Russian Orthodox monastery Bronze Age sites in the State of Palestine Canaanite cities 13 Kohanic cities Cities of refuge Cities in the West Bank Holy cities Historic Jewish communities Hebrew Bible cities Torah cities Populated places established in the 4th millennium BC 4th-millennium BC establishments Former national capitals Municipalities of the State of Palestine