The Abd al-Hadi Palace or Qasr Abd al-Hadi (Arabic: قصر عبد الهادي) is a large palace located in the Qaryun quarter of the Old City of Nablus, West Bank, Palestine. It was built in the 19th century as a residence for the dominant Abd al-Hadi clan of the District of Nablus.
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It consists of three floors, arches, winding staircases, hidden courtyards, gardens, balconies, and built mainly of white limestone. The building was designed by Mahmud ´Abd al-Hadi himself, who was the governor at the time. To Mary Rogers, the sister of the British vice-consul in Haifa, it seemed at the start of 1860s as "the handsomest dwelling-house I had seen in Palestine. It is built of well-hewn fine limestone, and enriched with marble pavements, columns, and arches." Today, it is still inhabited by some Abd al-Hadi families. In 2002 the Abd al-Hadi Palace was hit by mortar fire and damaged by explosions during the Israeli incursion into Nablus.
See also
Touqan Palace Jacir Palace Al-Nimr Palace
References
Schölch, Alexander, (1993): Palestine in Transformation, 1856-1882, ISBN 0-88728-234-2, Rogers, Mary Eliza, (1865): Domestic Life in Palestine