Holy Marble

If you love to see artistic creations made from marble and you have not yet visited Ramallah then you should definitely plan your next visit to the streets of the old city Ramallah in Palestine. Marble is one of the holy stones, which is deeply rooted in the history of Palestine and Pakistan. As a matter of fact, this holy stone is deeply rooted in the Muslim history as well.

Marble makers of Palestine have produced wide variety of marble stone types with distinct colors, smoothed, polished and full of complexity. If you ever have a chance to talk to the people of Palestine, you might find them telling you that there grandfathers used to build their homes with marble for their generation to come and live with ease.

However, the beauty of holy marble of Palestine is not just in its varying colors but also in their originality. These marble stones consist of a holy nature, which is not just deemed by the native Palestinians but all the people witnessing them from the world. It would not be wrong if Palestine is considered as the future largest exporter of this holy stone marble because it is a country so rich in marble reserves.

During the past years, people used to believe that the countries that are rich in reserves of commercial energy sources, such as, oil, minerals, gold, etc. are worthy to dominate the trade and economic grounds on a global level. Moreover, a stone can never be good enough to make a country dominate global export market. However, this concept seems so outdated today because stones like marble in the present world are like gold in minerals.

Palestine is rich in marble reserves and according to the State of Palestine National Export Strategy for stones and marble, the reserves in sector are valued US$ 30 billion, which is worth an extraordinary export potential. However, all the land that is rich in marble reserves is under Israel’s control bearing heavy restrictions in terms of getting new mining permits or renewing existing ones.

Palestine is ranked as the twelfth largest producer of stone and marble in the world because it produced around 22 million square meters of goods, which consist of 100 million tons of raw stone. Labor productivity of marble sector in Palestine is almost 5 times more than other sectors of the country. This makes the marble stone holy!

Courtesy: Marble Exporters from Pakistan