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Hebron Governorate
The Hebron Governorate ( ar, محافظة الخليل, Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḫalīl) is an administrative district of Palestine in the southern West Bank. The governorate's land area is and its population according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in mid-year 2019 was 1,004,510. This makes the Hebron Governorate the largest of 16 governorates in both population and land area in the Palestinian territories. Localities The Hebron Governorate has a total of seven cities and eighteen towns. The governorate also contains more than 100 Bedouin villages and settlements that are not listed below. Cities * Dura * Halhul * Hebron (capital) * Yatta * ad-Dhahiriya * al-samou Municipalities The following localities have municipality status from the Ministry of Local Government of the Palestinian National Authority. * Bani Na'im * Beit 'Awwa * Beit Ula * Beit Ummar * Deir Sammit * Idhna * Kharas * Nuba * Sa'ir * as-Samu * Surif * Tarqumiya * Taffuh Village counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Palestine
The Governorates of Palestine are the administrative divisions of the State of Palestine. After the signing of the Oslo Accords, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip were divided into three areas ( Area A, Area B, and Area C) and 16 governorates under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority. Since 2007, there have been two governments claiming to be the legitimate government of the Palestinian National Authority, one based in the West Bank and one based in the Gaza Strip. List West Bank Gaza Strip See also * ISO 3166-2:PS *List of regions of Palestine by Human Development Index This is a list of regions of the State of Palestine by Human Development Index as of 2019. Trends by UNDP reports (international HDI) Human Development Index (by UN Method) of Palestinian Governorates since 2004. See also * Demographics ... References {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries * Palestine, State of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad-Dhahiriya
Ad-Dhahiriya (also Az-Zahiriya) ( ar, الظاهرية) is a Palestinian city in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, 23 km southwest of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, ad-Dhahiriya had a population of 38.002 in 2016. History According to Conder and Kitchener Ad-Dhahiriya was probably the site of the ancient biblical town of Debir.Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p402/ref> They found the village undermined by caves. In the centre of Ad-Dhahiriya was a tower, which appeared to be from before the Crusader era, possibly from early Christian or Roman period. Local tradition, supported by archaeology, have that ad-Dhahiriya was founded by Baibars (1223/1228 – 1277). Ottoman era In the various Ottoman census in the sixteenth century, ''Darusiyya'' was noted as located in the ''nahiya'' of Halil. In the 932 AH/1525-1526 CE census, the villagers also cultivated the fields at ''Bayt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As-Samu
As Samu' or es-Samu' ( ar, السموع) () is a town in the Hebron Governorate of the West Bank, Palestine, 12 kilometers south of the city of Hebron and 60 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem. Geography The area is a hilly, rocky area cut by some wadis. The Armistice Demarcation Line (ADL, Green line) runs generally east to west approximately five kilometers south of as-Samu'. The village of as-Samu' is located on twin hills with a wadi varying from shallow to deep between them. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the town had a population of 19,649 in 2007. He described As-Samu as a "considerable" village..."full of flocks and herds all in fine order". He also found remains of walls built from very large stones, some of which were more than 10 feet long. In 1863 the French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place. An Ottoman village list from about 1870 found that as-Samu had a population of 298, in 77 houses, though the population count included men, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sa'ir
Sa'ir ( ar, سعير, also spelled Saeer, Seir, or Si'ir) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the southern West Bank, located northeast of Hebron. Nearby localities include Beit Fajjar and al-Arroub to the north, Beit Ummar to the northwest, Halhul to the west and Beit Einun and ash-Shuyukh to the south. The Dead Sea is just east of Sa'ir's municipal borders. who owned 92,423 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey. 2,483 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 10,671 for cereals, while 76 dunams were built-up (urban) land. Jordanian period In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Sa'ir came under Jordanian rule. In 1961, the population of ''Si'ir'' was 2,511. 1967 war and aftermath Sa'ir has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Six-Day War. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 4,172. Following the 1993 Oslo Accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuba, Hebron
Nuba ( ar, نوبا) is a Palestinian village located eleven kilometers north-west of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 4,336 in 2007. Ottoman era Nuba, like the rest of Palestine, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1516, and in the census of 1596, the village appeared in the tax registers as being in the ''Nahiya'' of Halil of the '' Liwa'' of Quds. It had a population of 82 Muslim households. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on wheat, barley, vineyards and fruit trees, occasional revenues, goats and/or beehives; a total of 10,000 akçe. In 1838, Edward Robinson noted Nuba as a Muslim village, between the mountains and Gaza, but subject to the government of Hebron.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p.117/ref> It was one of a cluster of villages at the foot of a mountain, together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharas
Kharas ( ar, خاراس) is a Palestinian town in the southern State of Palestine, located twelve kilometers northwest of Hebron, part of the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10.210 inhabitants in 2019. Socin found from an official Ottoman village list from about 1870 that ''Charas'' had 38 houses and a population of 120, though the population count included men, only. Hartmann found that ''Charas'' had 40 houses. In 1883, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described Kharas as "a small village standing high on the side of one of the lower hills, with olives round it. On the east is a well." C.R. Conder of the PEF thought that the neighboring "thickets" or woodlands of Kharas may have been the "forest of Hereth" described in , and where the fugitive king of Israel, David, hid himself from King Saul. British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authoriti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idhna
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Deir Sammit
Deir Sammit ( ar, دير سامت) is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron. The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 6,237 in 2007. History An amulet composed of a very thin copper sheet with a Christian Palestinian Aramaic inscription was discovered at Deir Sammit. Ottoman period In the early tax registers from the 1500s in the Ottoman Empire, Deir Sammit was noted as being cultivated by the villagers of Suba. In 1838, it was noted as a place "in ruins or deserted," part of the area between Hebron and Gaza, but under the jurisdiction of Hebron.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p.117/ref> In 1863, Victor Guérin called the place ''Khirbet Deir Samit.'' In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Palestine noted "traces of ruins, caves, and cisterns" here.Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p353/ref> British Mandate era At the time of the 1931 cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Ummar
Beit Ummar ( ar, بيت اُمّر) is a Palestinian town located eleven kilometers northwest of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2016, the town had a population of 17,892 inhabitants. Over 4,800 residents of the town are under the age of 18. Since the Second Intifada, unemployment ranges between 60 and 80 percent due mostly to the inability of residents to work in Israel and a depression in the Palestinian economy. A part of the city straddles Road 60 and due to this, several propositions of house demolition have occurred.Sample Area Background: Beit Ummar (2000) Campaign for Secure Dwellings, Christian Peacemaker Teams Beit Ummar is mostly agricultural and is noted for its many grape vines. This has a major aspect on their culinary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Ula
Beit Ula, Beit Aula, ( ar, بيت أولا) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of Hebron, in the southern West Bank. Location Beit Ula is located (horizontally) on the highlands north-west of Hebron. It is bordered by Nuba to the north, Umm 'Allas to the west, and Tarqumiyah to the south. The valley of el-Yehudi ("valley of the Jews"), also known in Hebrew as the Nahal haEla ("Ela stream"), lies to the east. History The PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) suggested ''Beit Aula'' as a place for the Biblical Bethel,Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, pp302303 however, today most scholars identify Bethel with the village of Beitin, near Ramallah.Harold Brodsky (1990). "Bethel". In the ''Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary''. 1:710-712. Ottoman era In the Ottoman census of 932 AH/1525-1526 CE, ''Bayt Awla'' was noted as ''mazraa'' land, that is cultivated land, located in the ''nahiya'' of Halil. In 183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit 'Awwa
Beit Awwa ( ar, بيت عوّا) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 22 kilometers west of Hebron and 4 kilometers west of Dura. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Awwa had a population of 8,064 inhabitants in 2007. He further remarked that the ruins "covering low hills on both sides of the path, exhibiting foundations of hewn stones, from which all that can be inferred is, that here was once an extensive town." In 1863, Victor Guérin visited Beit Awwa, which he called ''Khirbet Beit el-Haoua''. He described finding many artificial caves, some of which were large and had shaped domes, other smaller with square ceilings. Most entries were surrounded by piles of stones from old demolished buildings. In 1875, the PEF's Survey of Palestine visited Beit Awwa. They described several ruins, each with a different name; "Khurbet es Sueity, Khurbet el Mehami, Khurbet el Kusah are all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bani Na'im
Bani Na'im ( ar, بني نعيم, Banī Naʾīm) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank located east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is situated at a higher elevation than most localities in the area, with an altitude of . The town is best known as the burial place of Lot, a fact already mentioned around 400 CE, when it was known as 'Caphar Barucha'. Following the Muslim conquest, its name was eventually Arabicized as . The tomb of Lot was turned into a mosque during Islamic rule and remained so under Crusader rule. Later, the Arab tribe of Bani Nu'aym settled there, giving the town its current name, Bani Na'im, first used by Muslim scholar Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi in 1690. During the late 1930s, the population took part in the Arab Revolt against the British Mandate. Following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the town came under Jordanian rule. Since the 1967 Six-Day War, Bani Na'im has been occupied by Israel; since 1995, it has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
