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the greenery

Qalandia -  the most of Qalandia houses have their own gardens with a lot of trees and flowers
Khulud Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

the gate

Qalandia -  this is the main entrance to Jerusalem...but its closed…
Khulud Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

See you next year

Qalandia -  The olive harvest is the important things in the life of the Palestinians, where is the source of livelihood for many families. Thus go the whole family to pick olives…
Tariq Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

Old Buildings in Qalandiya

Qalandia -  Some old housing in Qalandiya left by their owners. this housing built before 100 years ago.Published under PAPA in Qalandia Palestine 19 October 2016 by Tariq Nasser…
Tariq Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

The Qalandiya Oasis

Qalandia -  Qalandiya Airport was opened in the 1950s and had become between then and the 1967 a window to the world. After the 1967 War, the airport was taken by the…
Khaldun Bshara – 50 Villages Qalandia

before and after

Qalandia -  the photos shows the destruction caused by the Israelis due to their policies that not to permit to build in area C…
Yousef Taha – 50 Villages Qalandia

Pattern 4 Big Forces to be seen in Qalandia

Qalandia -  Evident is that the big force is here Occupation of the Palestinian land. OK some things like where to build a house needs to be regulated. But then your own…
Lino Hellings – 50 Villages Qalandia

from past and now and forever

Qalandia -  Palestinian say: we are here from past and now and forever exactlyThe Palestinian buildings demolished by the occupation and the tent erected by Palestinians to rejected this occupation in Qalandiya…
Tariq Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

The Qalandiya Dream

Qalandia -  Constructing a mansion, a home, a garden or a business is the Dream of most Palestinians. The image on top of the rubble, is an ordinary Qalandiya inhabitant's dream.…
Khaldun Bshara – 50 Villages Qalandia

RIWAQ at work

Qalandia -  In the old centre of the Village Qalandia there are these ancient buildings. Some parts are centuries old. Here 4 of the 5 architects that joined in the 'teach the…
Lino Hellings – 50 Villages Qalandia

fruits on trees

Qalandia -  Lots of Fruit trees with the fruit left to rot in place in Qalandia village, which is an uncommon view in a Palestinian village where usually the owners or neighbouring…
Yara Bamiyeh – 50 Villages Qalandia

olive tree

Qalandia -  nice olive tree…
Khulud Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

Pattern 3 Qalandia as a Palestinian reality check

Qalandia -  As well as for the people from Ramallah as for all Palestinians as for all world citizens Qalandia is the place where you can see the Palestinian reality in its…
Lino Hellings – 50 Villages Qalandia

PAPA in Qalandia Palestine

Qalandia -  Separation Between The Palestinians By The OccupationAt the beginning of picture you see some buildings in Qalandiya, and in the middle of it you see some buildings for the occupation…
Tariq Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

New buildings

Qalandia -  The quarry for this stone is at the edge of the village. In fact you can use any mountain here as a quarry. It gives the local workers a good…
Lino Hellings – 50 Villages Qalandia

Spongebob in Qalandia

Qalandia -  Nursery school wall mural in Qalandia village.…
Yara Bamiyeh – 50 Villages Qalandia

Qalandya old city

Qalandia -  There are a lot of destroyed old buildings…
Khulud Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

Pattern 2: Creating empty spaces to be filled

Qalandia -  The only state that is considered real is real estate is a slogan here in Palestine. Perseverance is the next key. You create space for the future whether it is…
Lino Hellings – 50 Villages Qalandia

Mini Market

Qalandia -  No shops around. All we see are closed shutters. But the fresh bread on the door is a sign of life.…
Lino Hellings – 50 Villages Qalandia

Informal Cities/No Man's Land

Qalandia -  Beyond the eastern wall that surrounds the Qalandiya Airport from the east is the inforemal city of Kufr Aqab. This area is part of Jerusalem but outside the separation Wall…
Khaldun Bshara – 50 Villages Qalandia

old stone Vs new stone

Qalandia -  the image shows the contradiction between the old stone in the historic buildings and the new stone from the stone cutting workshop…
Yousef Taha – 50 Villages Qalandia

Abandoned houses

Qalandia -  Qalandia old houses…
Khulud Nasser – 50 Villages Qalandia

1: User-script of Qalandia

Qalandia -  All spaces are very marginal What we mean, it is all is just a little bit used. A little bit of business, a little bit of industry, almost no children…
Lino Hellings – 50 Villages Qalandia

Storage is cheap

Qalandia -  Not many people like to live in a village so close to the Wall. Walls is better said. The Walls serpentine through the landscape. In Qalandia they are circling around…
Lino Hellings – 50 Villages Qalandia