The Abdel-Hamid Hiwwari Collection
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PERIOD

1865 - 1987

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BIOGRAPHY

Abdel-Hamid Hiwwari is from Sebastia town, located in Nablus district. He is interested in preserving his family's history.

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DESCRIPTION

This is a family collection owned by Abdel-Hamid Hiwwari from Sebastia village, located in the district of Nablus. The collection contains several historical documents and photographs dating back to Ottoman rule, others to the British Mandate and extending to the post-1948-Nakba period. It documents the life of the Hiwwari family in the town and captures important social stations in the life of the family of Abbas Hiwwari, the father of the collection's owner. It also includes the deeds of the plots of land and properties belonging to the family in different periods, Ottoman birth certificates, land registration deeds in Sebastia issued by the Military Rule, and receipts of taxes and subscription fees for several local and official authorities.

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The Abdel-Hamid Hiwwari Collection

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