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Hebron in Palestine is popular for the glass industry. Glass Industry in Hebron was first introduced during the Roman times. The value of the glass of the Glass Industry in Hebron lies not in the quantity formed but with the exclusivity of the colors and the prosperous attractiveness.
The glass production in Hebron is not restricted to the house ware but can also be found in the blemished glass casements of the Ibrahimi mosques of Hebron. They can also be found in the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Glass in Hebron is produced by the process of blowing glass, which is usually broken, melted in a round oven.
The sand that is used in the glass making is produced in the Bani Naim village in the western side of Hebron. The modus operandi used in the blowing is same to that, which was used once by the ancient Phoenicians.
History speaks, that the specialty of Hebron, which was glass making, was surpassed by the competition of imported glassware, and the crafts men turned as an alternative in making vases, bracelets, beads, cups and flower pots for the tourists. Before the First World War the Hebron Glass was exported to Turkey, Syria, Egypt and as far as Rumania.
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