Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in Palestine in 1917 , the sheikhs living in the Qasim Palace abandoned it and moved to Nablus . The palace suffered severe damage as a result of the 1927 Jericho earthquake . It remained abandoned , although still owned by members of the Qasim clan . It is currently leased by the An-Najah National University of Nablus
1927 Jericho earthquake
1927 Jericho earthquake
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