العدد (621) - اصدار (8-2010)

Jenin.. A City Created by History Tahsin Yaqin and Abdul Basit Khalaf

I climbed the mountains overlooking the city to depict it in pictures and words. The elevation helps have a good look at the place, especially for those who don't live there. Here lies Jenin - the city, camp, suburbs and towns - a portrait that combines mountains, plains and valleys. Though not lying on the sea, Jenin is a coastal city. This is because of the great "Marj (meadow) Ibn Amer", which looks like a sea except for the greenness in spring as it is surrounded by plants in the meadow described as Palestine's food basket