Hebron (anciently known as Kirjath-arba or Mamre) is a city lying between Jerusalem and Beersheba, in the West Bank area occupied by Israel since 1967. It is one of the oldest cities in the country, and was probably founded in the 18th century BC. A mosque, called El-Haram, formerly a church, contains the alleged tombs of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, etc and as such it is a holy city of both Judaism and Islam.