Nablus and Environs, Winter 2007: the City of Fire and the Region’s Hydropolitics—part 1

Photographs by Skip Schiel & Teeksa Photography

Observations of a people in turmoil

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A brief tour of the city and its region, why the city is called the City of Fire and how water is unfairly distributed. A call for justice.

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Layers of limestone, indicating this entire region was submerged beneath an ocean
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Atuf
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Solar electrical system for Atuf
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Water collecting area, Atuf
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Examining the contruction of an enlarged tank, Al Badan
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Water pumped from a well
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From a spring, clean enough only for irrigation
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Prisoner release
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Prisoner release
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Cars adorned ready for a parade welcoming released political prisoners to Nablus
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