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Born in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Gaza; in Amman, Beirut and Kuwait; in Chicago and London. Follow the threads to the places the people here came from, and the cities that shaped them.

308born in 69 towns and villages of Palestine
Akka · 17 facesSafad · 3 facesTiberias · 3 facesNazareth · 19 facesBeisan · 1 faceHaifa · 15 facesJenin · 9 facesTulkarm · 19 facesNablus · 25 facesJaffa · 12 facesRamle · 7 facesRamallah · 29 facesJerusalem · 71 facesHebron · 9 facesGaza · 52 facesBeersheba · 1 faceAkkaSafadTiberiasNazarethBeisanHaifaJeninTulkarmNablusJaffaRamleRamallahJerusalemBethlehemHebronGazaBeersheba

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Subdistrict borders (1945) by Carlos HaGadol, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

207born in 25 countries around the world
  1. 01United States77
  2. 02Jordan33
  3. 03Lebanon18
  4. 04Kuwait15
  5. 05United Kingdom13
  6. 06Syria12
  7. 07Egypt9
  8. 08Canada4
  9. 09Libya4
  10. 10Germany3
  11. 11Ireland3
  12. 12Saudi Arabia2
  13. 13United Arab Emirates2

One face each

Cities, towns and villages of Palestine

Akka17 faces

Safad3 faces

Tiberias3 faces

Nazareth19 faces

Beisan1 faces

Haifa15 faces

Jenin9 faces

Tulkarm19 faces

Nablus25 faces

Jaffa12 faces

Ramle7 faces

Ramallah29 faces

Jerusalem71 faces

Bethlehem16 faces

Hebron9 faces

Gaza52 faces

Beersheba1 faces

Born around the world

Many were born to families forced from their homes, in the camps and cities that took them in. Others are friends of Palestine, born far from it.