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Bilal Abu Khalaf

Bilal Abu Khalaf runs a long-established fabric shop in the Old City of Jerusalem, selling silks and textiles to clergy and visitors from around the world. Discussed here as part of a day on Crusader Jerusalem.

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Crusader capital in the Last Supper Room (Cenacle)
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Crusader Jerusalem

A walk through the Old City focused on the Crusader century: the Cenacle on Mount Zion, the Nea Church, the German Knights' hospice, the Crusader market, the Church of the Redeemer and the Holy Sepulchre.

Jul 2013 · 5 minute read
Crusader capital in the Last Supper Room (Cenacle) Ruins of the Crusader Nea Church St Mary’s Hospice of the German Knights View over the Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem The inimitable Bilal Abu Khalaf dons his traditional garb Crusader cloisters in the Church of the Redeemer Inside the cistern under the Coptic Church of St Helen Church of the Holy Sepulchre: site marking the creation of the world
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