Dar Zahran Heritage Building

Dar Zahran Heritage Building

Dar Zahran Heritage Building
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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1- Dar Zahran Heritage Building: Attractive, historic building with a unique history. For 250 years, this building has been the property of the Ramallite Dar Zahran Jaghab family, serving as a family home, guest chamber, and the place of residence of Ramallah's" Mukhtar" (leader). It includes an art gallery, a photo gallery of Ramallah from 1850 to 1979, a souvenir shop and a Fair Trade corner selling authentic Palestinian food products, embroidery and jewelry. Visit Dar Zahran to experience a journey through centuries of Arab Christian life in Palestine. Location: Old City, opposite Arab Bank branch Al- Balad branch- Ramallah Al-Tahta. 2- Tarfidia is considered to be a historic area of great significance to Palestinian heritage in the city of Ramallah. The name Tarfidia originates from Latin, meaning faithful and sincere. This narrow valley is situated between two mountains, in which ancient Roman olive trees flourish, as well as pine, oak, eucalyptus, figs, peaches, almonds, apricots, grape vines and wild herbs such as thyme and sage. Ruins in Tarfidia indicate that it was once the site of a Roman village. In the valley there are rock carvings and wildlife, as well as "palaces" that serve agricultural purposes. Referred to as al-manatir, these are important historical monuments to the traditional lives of Palestinian society. There was also a spring of water that used to provide fresh, pure water to the area. The continued survival of Tarfidia as an authentic ecological microcosm is under threat from dwindling water supplies, urban development and competition for land. We invite you to visit Tarfidia, and to experience Palestinian cultural and historical heritage in this area.
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Caspar
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Jan 2023 • Friends
A wonderful place to learn about palestinian culture and art.
The small museum is created in a traditional palestinian home and filled with history and recent palestinian art. The atmosphere of the place alone feels like you are walking through history. It is also not too big, witch makes it easy to go through.The owner of the place is really welcoming and always takes the time for you to answer your questions or to tell you some of his stories. Before going through the museum, he invited us for coffee and tea and told us about the place and about palestinian culture.
All in all it was a wonderful experience. The owner really created a unique cultural place in Ramallah.
Definetly a must visit if you are in the area!
Written February 1, 2023
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snazzysimmy
Blackrock, Ireland6 contributions
Jun 2022
One of the things which impressed me most on this trip to Palestine was the number of new Palestinian museums which have opened. They did not exist 14 years ago and I really enjoyed spending my first few days visiting them.

Dar Al Zahran is one of these special museums which everyone should visit.

The Dar Zahran heritage building is an attractive historic building in Ramallah Al-Tahta. The house is a distinctive symbol of Palestinian life and culture and of a return to authentic cultural heritage.

For 250 years, this building has been the property of Ramallah’s Jaghab family, serving as a family home, guestchamber (Al-Madafeh), and the place of residence of Ramallah’s elder (Mukhtar).

Today it hosts an art gallery, a photo gallery of Ramallah from 1850 to 1979, a souvenir shop, and a Fairtrade corner selling authentic Palestinian food products, embroidery, pottery, books, and jewelry.

" It is a place where you can enjoy a journey through centuries of Palestinian life, taking a peek into the history and traditions of old Palestine to the modern day. Dar Al Zahran allows you to experience the life, love and culture of Palestine more specifically Ramallah through food, art, expression and creativity. "

The owner of the museum, Zahran, was also an absolute delight and greeted us with tea and sweets whilst sharing the history of the place. Definitely a top class attraction which must not be missed.
Written August 15, 2022
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Miranda M
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Jul 2022
I loved my experience at Dar Zahran! It is so important to visit this house when you come to Palestine, to understand the Palestinian perspective and learn about what the people have been through. You can do all this here while also admiring the beauty and resilience of Palestinian culture.

Zahran is incredibly friendly and welcoming. He is also extremely knowledgable about the history and current situation in Palestine and will spend time explaining interesting and important information to his guests. The house is beautiful and historic. It is filled with paintings by the famous artists Ismail Shammout and Tamam Arif al-Akhal and other artifacts.

This place is very special! Thank you so much to Zahran for opening up his family home and sharing his experience with the world. Every one that comes through is guaranteed to learn something.
Written August 15, 2022
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Wafa
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Feb 2023 • Friends
It was an amazing experience and one of the highlight of my visit to Ramallah. We had a really interesting chat with the owner and his hospitality was amazing. The art in the house is also really interested and I discovered a lot of local artists that I didnt know about.
Written May 30, 2023
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Simon
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Mar 2022
Zahran is a wonderful host and has created a great place to visit. It's beautiful building and has some excellent art being exhibited. Zahran can tell you all about the history of the area and his plans to continue building a cultural center. Highly recommend!
Written March 22, 2022
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Navigator498123
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Jan 2023 • Friends
Lovely place. Warm and welcoming host who generously offered us coffee and spoke to us about how he has turned his ancestral place into this cultural centre. Audio clips you can listen to on your phone, paintings and rare photographs are exhibited as of now.
Written February 7, 2023
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Joshray
Den Helder, The Netherlands4 contributions
Aug 2022 • Friends
It was a cool experience. The owner of this place has been collecting stuff about Ramallah for years and is even expanding by collecting stuff from all over palestine and the occupied territories as well. The building of this place used to be of his grandparents (if I remember correctly) and he turned it into a cool museum. When you’re there, you’ll receive free coffee/tea, cookies and fresh fruit. Then he tells you a story about this place which is very interesting and how he manages to keep going. I bought some of his souvenirs to support this place, he also didn’t except any tips. Very shaabi place and a definite recommendation for internationals visiting ramallah.
Written August 21, 2022
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MMARZI M
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Oct 2022 • Family
Lower Ramallah there is Dar Zahran Heritage Building 250 years ago. Lovingly restored by owner Zahran.
It includes an art gallery, a photo gallery of Ramallah, a souvenir shop with authentic Palestinian coffe, embroidery, pottery, books and maps.
I was looking for centuries-old Arab Christian history. I was traveling with my son to introduce him to my roots.
Returned to Palestine after 25 years ❤️✌️🙏
I will be back soon with the rest of the family.
Written November 13, 2022
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Danbi L
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Sep 2022 • Solo
Really lovely family home converted into a museum about Palestinian history and ethnography, with an exhibition of contemporary Palestinian art. Zahran is a generous and knowledgeable host who clearly has a lot of love for his homeland and culture. He patiently answered my numerous questions over tea and cookies, and I learned so much from our conversations and visit. Ramallah is lucky to have a place and person like this. If you’re in town, definitely visit Dar Zahran!
Written December 30, 2022
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Anna-Lea B
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Sep 2022 • Friends
Hey I lived one year in Palestine and never liked a museum like this one. Zahran has a big heart and I loved to come by and have a look at the pictures and drawings. He has also a lot of dreams and plans how to fill the place with Even more love, books and gifting talks.

The place is his own house and the way how Palestinians used to live.
Written November 9, 2022
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