1 9 1 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁Category : T ow ers ▁in ▁Mont ana <0x0A> </s> ▁Ri wa q ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁architect ural ▁her itage ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁of ▁Palest ine . ▁The ▁organization ▁sett les ▁in ▁Ram al lah ▁and ▁ow es ▁its ▁name ▁mainly ▁to ▁a ▁ri wa q , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁ar cade ▁in ▁Islam ic ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Ri wa q ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁with ▁the ▁subject ive ▁to ▁preserve ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁Research ers ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁have ▁compiled ▁a ▁detailed ▁register ▁of ▁historic ▁buildings ▁in ▁Palest ine . ▁Build ings ▁at ▁this ▁location ▁are ▁frequently ▁threatened ▁by ▁military ▁occupation ▁and ▁counter ▁actions ▁of ▁inhabitants . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁twenty ▁years ▁since ▁its ▁foundation ▁Ri wa q ▁had ▁completed ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁rest oration ▁projects , ▁including ▁major ▁monuments ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁inner ▁part ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁and ▁the ▁renov ation ▁of ▁historic ▁streets ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁part ▁of ▁Beth le hem . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁Ri wa q ▁was ▁awarded ▁several ▁times : ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁Dub ai ▁International ▁Award ▁For ▁the ▁Best ▁Pract ices ▁to ▁Im pro ve ▁the ▁Living ▁Environment ▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁Good ▁Govern ance ▁Cert ificate , ▁of ▁Trans par ency ▁Palest ine ▁- ▁The ▁A MAN ▁Co al ition ▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁Q attan ▁Dist inction ▁Award , ▁of ▁Q attan ▁Foundation