Hebron Glass (Arabic: زجاج الخليل, zajaj al-Khalili ) refers toglass produced in Hebron as part of a flourishing art industry established in the city during Roman rule in Palestine.[1][2]Hebron's Old City still contains a quarter named the "Glass-Blower Quarter" and Hebron glass continues to serve as a tourist attraction for the city.
Traditionally, the glass was melted using local raw materials, including sand from neighbouring villages, sodium carbonate(from the Dead Sea),[3] and coloring additives such as iron oxide and copper oxide. Nowadays, recycled glass is often used instead. Glass production in Hebron is a family trade, the secrets of which have been preserved and passed down by a few Palestinian families who operate the glass factories located just outside the city.[2][4] The products made include glass jewellery, such as beads, bracelets, and rings,[5] as well as stained glasswindows, and glass lamps. However, due to thePalestinian-Israeli conflict, glass production has suffered a decline.
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