A 10-page version of this press material, including photographs, may be downloaded here . It will be the first solar-powered wireless communication link that uses the Internet to network a rural population to urban areas, and to international sites. Click on the photos to see detail, and get reproduction-quality images. The town is located within Hebron District, about 40 km. Most houses are built adjacent to each other in small groups of five homes.
Drinking water comes from a cement storage tank.
The village at present has no electricity, and no running water, and there are no plans to bring conventional electric service to the town. The settlement is also referred to as Arab Al-Kaabneh and Arab Kaabneh. See the attached map. The system will be installed on the grounds of the school and clinic, which are are about 50 feet apart. There is a teacher in the school to operate the computer and internet communications set-up.