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Taha, Hamdan
Hamdan Taha () is a Palestinian archaeologist. He taught at Birzeit University before becoming the director general of the Palestinian Department of Antiquities, Palestinian Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage. Taha later worked for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (Palestine), Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities until he retired in 2014. He has led archaeological fieldwork at sites including Jericho, Hisham's Palace, and Khirbet Belameh. Early life and education Taha was raised in al-Shuyukh, a town in the West Bank. He studied archaeology at the universities of Birzeit University, Birzeit, University of Jordan, Jordan, and the Free University of Berlin where he respectively completed a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, and a doctorate of philosophy. Career In 1990 Taha joined Birzeit University's Palestinian Institute of Archaeology – which had been created three years earlier – as a professor of archaeology. He worked there for two years. Taha w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birzeit University
Birzeit University () is a public university in the West Bank, Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as a charitable organization. It is accredited by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education and located in the outskirts of Birzeit, near Ramallah. Established in 1924 as an elementary school for girls, Birzeit became a university in 1975. Birzeit University offers graduate and undergraduate programs in information technology, engineering, sciences, social policy, arts, law, nursing, pharmacy, health sciences, economics, and management. It has 9 faculties, including a graduate faculty. These offer 76 Bachelor of Arts programs for undergraduate students and 39 Master of Arts programs for graduate students. As of 2020, more than 15,000 students are enrolled in the university's bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs. For five consecutive years, Birzeit University has retained its position as the top univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
