ملف بتير لليونسكو

Battir file ملف بتير لليونسكو

شكر خاص لمن شاركوا باعداد ملف بتير لليونسكو 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This dossier was prepared under the patronage of Her Excellency Rula Ma’aya, Minister

of Tourism and Antiquities

The preparation of this dossier was made possible through the support of:

His Excellency Elias Sanbar, Ambassador, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to

UNESCO

The dossier was elaborated by the Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of

Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in cooperation with the Centre for Cultural Heritage

Preservation- Bethlehem, directed by arch. Issam Juha.

Programme Coordinator: Dr. Hamdan Taha, Deputy Minister of Antiquities and Cultural

Heritage at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Mr. Akram Bader, Head of Battir Village Council

Battir village council and the local community of Battir Village

Technical Assistance: Dr. Ray Bondin، Cultural Heritage Consultants

Working Group:

Nada Atrash – Project Coordinator, Fouad Hallak, Issam Juha, Mohammed Kattoush,

Hassan Mu’amer, Ghadeer Najjar, Ghassan Olayan, Ahmed Rjoob, Younis Rjoub, Shireen

Sahouri, Khalil Shokeh

Gratitude is extended to:

Dr. Iman Al-Saca and Mr. Ghassan Olayan for their efforts in coordinating the awareness

campaigns and following up with the local community of Battir.

Mounir Anastas, First Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Delegate, Permanent Delegation of

Palestine to UNESCO, for his continuous feedback and comments.

Negotiations Affairs Department of the Palestine Liberation Organisation for providing

information and material on the geo-political situation of the western rural area of

Bethlehem governorate, and valuable contribution in the preparation of Chapter 7.

George Al Ama for facilitating the use of his private library to conduct this research.

The teams of Battir Landscape Conservation and Management Plan project and Battir

Landscape Eco-museum project for the work that was produced during both projects and

helped enrich the content of this dossier.

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UNESCO Office Ramallah for their continuous guidance and support in preserving cultural

properties in Palestine.

The local community of Battir for their support and tolerance during the compilation of

this dossier.

Rami R. Rishmawi, Yousef Shaheen, Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Bethlehem,

Battir Village Council for providing the photographs reproduced in this file.

IDEAS Graphic Design & Printing Services for providing assistance in the publication of

this dossier.

This nomination dossier was prepared by the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation in

Bethlehem, co-ordinated by Arch. Nada Atrash, Head of the Research and Training Unit,

and edited by Cate Malek.

State of Palestine – Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities,

Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage, 2013