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