Located in the southern part of the West Bank, (about 25 kilometers to the south of Jerusalem and about 1000 meters above sea level), Hebron governorate has a population of 450,000 according to recent statistics.

Historical remains indicate that Hebron city was first founded in the first half of the second millennium BC. The city was under Islamic rule from 635 to 1100 AC, when the Crusaders gained control. Later on, the city was retaken by Muslims in 1260 and came under the Ottoman control in the 16th century.

Hebron has significant importance to all Muslims as it has one of the holiest shrines for the Muslims; namely the Ibrahimi Mosque, which has the burial site for Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh), the father of all prophets.

''Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to Alla, does good, and follows the way of Ibrahim the true in faith? For Alla did take Ibrahim for a friend''
Holy Quran 4:125

''Ibrahim was not a Jew nor a Christian but he was (an) upright (man), a Muslim, and he was not one of the polytheists. Most surely the nearest of people to Ibrahim are those who followed him and this Prophet (Muhammed) and those who believe and Allah is the guardian of the believers.''
(Holy Quran 3:67-68)

In modern times, Hebron was part of the British mandate of Palestine from 1922 until 1948, when it was incorporated into Jordan. Since 1967 Six Day War, it has come under the Israeli occupation, which allowed a small Orthodox Jewish community to settle among the large Palestinian community.

On February 25, 1994 (the 15th of Holy Ramadan), a Jewish terrorist from Keryat Arba', called Goldstein, massacred 29 Muslims worshippers inside the Ibrahimi Mosque and wounded over 200 people.

Modern Hebron enjoys a reputation in terms education, agriculture, trade, tourism and industry.

Including Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron has two other universities:
Hebron University and Al-Quds Open University.

In the field of agriculture, Hebron is famous for the cultivation of fine grapes, vegetables, fruit, grains and olives.

As a marketing trade center, Hebron has a distinctive reputation in a wide-range of industries, including glass, leather, shoe-making, ceramics, pottery and brass.
In addition, there are many stone-processing factories and workshops, which use natural colorful stone and marble coming from quarries in the region.
Processed stone and marble are heavily used in the local market and exported to many countries through the Middle East and the world.