Ramallah is the collective name of the two cities of "Ramallah" and "Bira", a central Palestinian town, originally in Jordan, north of Jerusalem, located at the top of the Yotean mountains, at an altitude of 872 meters. Ramallah was founded in the 12th century - occupation period, while the history of the city of Bira dates back to the canaanite era before 3500 BC; The city of Bira is mentioned several times in the Bible, and it is said that the Christian Virgin Mary rested here when she returned to Nazareth.
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Ramallah has the remains of the masonry structures of herod the Great, but the complete buildings that predate the era are gone; There are cascading sedimentary layers of ancient inhabitants in the Tremes Hill south of the city, which may be the site of Misbah, often mentioned in the Bible; Some scholars believe that the Binyisemville mounds southwest of the city are the ruins of the ancient city. Ramallah is the economic, cultural and commercial center of Palestine, surrounded by mountains, abundant springs, cool and pleasant summers, the surrounding area is rich in products, mainly olive and grape growers, is a famous summer resort in the West Bank, known as the "Palestinian bride".
The Mahmoud Darvish Museum is located at the top of a hill near the Palace of Culture in the city of Ramallah, overlooking the entire ramallah district. The museum covers an area of about 9,000 square meters and includes exhibition halls, libraries, multi-purpose halls, an outdoor amphitheater with a capacity of 500 people and the tomb of Darwish. From a distance, the museum looks like an open book. In the exhibition hall, Darwish's desks, manuscripts and video materials are displayed.
Mahmoud Darwich (1941–2008), the most influential Palestinian poet in the world. He began writing poetry in the 1960s and has published more than twenty poetry and prose collections during his turbulent life, which have been translated into dozens of languages and won numerous international awards. It is well known in the Arab world and also enjoys a high reputation in the world poetry world. Darwish was born in the Palestinian village of Birwa in 1941. He moved to his homeland since he was a teenager and returned to his homeland in his later years to settle down. In 2008, he died of heart surgery in Houston, USA.
Darwish was a Palestinian lover and saint. In his affectionate and beautiful poems, he tells the misfortunes, sufferings and struggles of the Palestinian people, presenting the humanity, dignity, emotions and aesthetics of this nation. Through his poems, Palestine, a country that the poet thinks is "transparent, light, and weak" like an apricot blossom, together with her just cause, and the group portraits of the nameless who are vivid and real, suffering but without losing their dignity, move readers of all countries with a sense of conscience and justice.
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Maud Darwish was a great Palestinian poet, a household name in the Arab world and acclaimed in the world of poetry.