Palestinian Villages – Al Dhahriyha case study

Abstract

Palestine is a small country , but it dominant on the sea and desert, inhabited by the oldest civilizations and several countries were concerned about their history, heritage and traditions. They tried to protect it in different ways to preserve its historic cities and its old monuments. Where traditional architecture or what remains of it compose a historically important cultural and architectural part . So, we have to protect it in several ways for the next generations. The idea of the project is to protect historic and cultural property in Palestine in general and villages in particular, where we can see the historical and cultural character as a pattern of Palestinian cities and villages in the old city of Al-Dhahriyha as a sample

Where the visitor finds streets and alleys connected to a harmonious pattern interspersed with light and shade harmonious between its old buildings , Therefore, we must work to maintain these historic centers , revive , rehabilitate, develop it and encourage the population to return to it by revitalizing the economy such as work on the tourism and cultural sector and encourage the local product and infant laws necessary to work to restore life to these areas.

The aim of this work is to promote a valuable level of historical and cultural archaeological sites to preserve its continuity and give it life again as it destroyed and lost.