Abd al-Hadi Palace

The Abd al-Hadi Palace or Qasr Abd al-Hadi (Arabic: قصر عبد الهادي) is a large palace located in the Qaryun quarter of the Old City of Nablus. It was built in the 19th century as a residence for the dominant Abd al-Hadi clan of the District of Nablus. It consists of three floors, arches, winding staircases, hidden courtyards, gardens, balconies, and built mainly of white limestone.

Inside courtyard, Abd al-Hadi Palace, 2011

The building was designed by Mahmud ´Abd al-Hadi himself, who was the governor at the time. To Mary Rogers, the sister of the British vice-consul in Haifa, it seemed at the start of 1860s as

"the handsomest dwelling-house I had seen in Palestine. It is built of well-hewn fine limestone, and enriched with marble pavements, columns, and arches."[1]

Today, it is still inhabited by some Abd al-Hadi families.[2] In 2002 the Abd al-Hadi Palace was hit by mortar fire and damaged by explosions during the Israeli incursion into Nablus.[3]

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  1. Rogers, (1865) p. 280. Also cited in Schölch (1993), p.158.
  2. Semplici, Andrea and Boccia, Mario. Nablus, At the Foot of the Holy Mountain Med Cooperation, pp.13-14.
  3. World Heritage 29 COM. UNESCO. July 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-09.

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