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  • Deir Istiya

  • Deir Istiya

    Deir Istiya is a Palestinian town located in the northern West Bank. In the 12th and 13th centuries, during the Crusader era, Deir Istiya was inhabited by Muslims. The town contains many buildings dating back to the Islamic periods.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Throne Villages.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Deir Istiya
    by Ramzi zeidan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 442 m

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    Deir Istiya

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2013

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Palestine

    West Bank

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    12th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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