Our research treats (The French commercial activity in Jerusalem). This taken study considers one of the basic phenome non in Jerusalem city in the nineteenth century, which is the era that employed the history of the last ottoman reign, Jerusalem take the chance of great interest from the side of ottomans,as because it considers the most important ottoman's states,as aresult of It's religions rank and for all the religions and faiths, Besides it is the most Arabic city which is exposed to the European attack, and all of them tried to prove their rights in this city
Through this brief stndy. We will know the most interesting commercial features of the Jerusalem city, all that for the contributor to build and crystal many answers for many anestion about the commercial in in terest for the city,as because it lies in the middle of Palestine ,in aground which is full of rainless mountain relief more than coastal or flat ground like yafa,and Hayfa city, besides focusing on the role which the city performs in the inter national commercial .It also shows the role which the French consnls perform since the French consnlate open in Jerusalem and even the beginning of the ninth decade from the nineteenth century.
In this subject, throngh showing the role which the consuls did inside Jerusalem,the effect and the pressure on the local anthors in Jetusalem to get economical privilege specially for their sponsors under the decline of the ottoman empire in the second half from the nineteenth century.
This research included three sub stances which were ensured by giving very simple picture about the commercial realityof the city. We mentioned in the first subs tance the commercial importance for Jerusalem city and the most interesting commercial materails in clude the internal and external branches.The second substance mentioned the commercieal activity between freneh and Jerusalem,and the role of the French consuls in this activity.The third substarre mentioned the most important exports and imports of French from the Jerusalem, We ended the research with many conclusions which they consider as many scientific answers about the basic matters of French consuls' role in the commercial activity between French and Jerusalem .
In the last, I produce this research and I hope with this humble effort, I will contribute something to our historical library. If we miss something that's from the self, and if we were right in our research then we touch the fairness that we hope from God's pure and kindness who has the perfection and the capacity of anything |