27 February 2010

Rawabi ~ First Purpose-Built Palestinian City

Thanks to Jon Donnison for his BBC News report from the West Bank on Building the first 'Palestinian settlement' about Rawabi...
"Standing on the hills of Rawabi just north of Ramallah on the West Bank, at the moment there's little more than a stunning view. On a clear day you can see as far as Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean. But the bulldozers are here and building is now under way in what will be the biggest construction project in modern Palestinian history. Rawabi, which actually means "hills" in Arabic, will be the first purpose-built Palestinian city."
I'm very excited about this. Among other things, I think such developments are a good idea both in Palestine and in the border zones of neighboring countries. For instance, consider purpose-built city ideas such as West Rafah and Greater Taba in the Egyptian Sinai as well as Greater Aqaba, New Jericho, and New Pella in the Jordanian East Bank. In any case, check out the Rawabi project concept video...

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