Faces of Lydd
Also known as Lod
4 people on Faces of Palestine were born here.
An ancient town in the coastal plain, on the road between Jaffa and Jerusalem.
Most of its Palestinian residents were expelled in July 1948.
Known for
- The Church of St George
- Its railway junction
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Lydd in pictures
Lydda, from the Survey of PalestinePhoto: Survey of Palestine · Public domain · Source
Born in Lydd
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Resistanceb. 1926George Habash
Revolutionary leader, PFLP founder, influential figure in Palestinian struggle.
Lydd, Palestine
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Artsb. 1930Ismail Shammout
Pioneering modernist, nationalistic themes, profound impact on Palestinian art.
Lydd, Palestine
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Artsb. 1979Tamer Nafar
Pioneer of Palestinian Hip-Hop
Lod (Lydda), Palestine
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Palestinian AmericansYousef Munayyer
Scholar and Advocate for Palestinian Rights
Lydd, Palestine
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Lydd, in Ramle
Subdistrict borders (1945) by Carlos HaGadol, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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