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Jenin Governorate
The Jenin Governorate ( ar, محافظة جنين, Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanīn) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank, including the area around the city of Jenin. During the first six months of the First Intifada the Israeli army shot dead 59 people in Jenin Governorate.B'Tselem information sheet July 1989. p.4pdf/ref> According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2017 Census, the governorate had a population of 314,866. This is an increase from the reported population of 256,619 in the 2007 Census2007 Locality Population Statistics Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics ...
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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] |
Deir Abu Da'if
Deir Abu Da'if ( ar, دير ابو ضعيف) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 6 km east of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,293 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. History Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here. Ottoman era In 1838, Edward Robinson noted Deir Abu Da'if as one of a range of villages round a height, the other villages being named as Beit Qad, Fuku'a, Deir Ghuzal and Araneh. In 1870 Victor Guérin noted it as a small village, south of Beit Qad, but less important than it. Guérin called the village for ''Ed-Deir''. In 1882 the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described it: "A small village near the edge of the hills, on rising ground. The water supply is from cisterns. Olive- gardens exist on the north. The houses are of mud and stone." British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araqah
Araqah ( ar, عرقه) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate in the Northern area of the West Bank, located 15 kilometers West of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 2,124 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. History Pottery remains from the late Roman,Zertal, 2016, p215/ref> Byzantine, early Muslim and the Middle Ages have been found here. Ottoman era Pottery remains from the early Ottoman era have also been found here. In 1870, Victor Guérin described it as a small village, situated on a small hill, and divided into two quarters. In 1882 the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' found that it was "a village of moderated size on a hill side, with a well to the south." British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, the village had a population of 168 Muslims, increasing slightly in the 1931 census to 219 Muslims, with 36 houses. In 1944/5 statist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anzah
Anzah or 'Anza ( ar, عنزة) is a Palestinian village in the located 18 km southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Its total land area consists of 4,740 dunams of which nearly a 1/4 is covered with olive orchards. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,006 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. History Pottery sherds from the Byzantine, early Muslim and the Medieval eras have been found here. Ottoman era In 1830, during the Ottoman era, when the forces of Bashir Shihab II besieged Sanur, they were harassed by the people of Anzah. In 1838, Anaza'' was noted as being in the District of ''esh-Sha'rawiyeh esh-Shurkiyeh'', the eastern part. In 1870, Victor Guérin found it "situated on a hill and counting scarcely a hundred inhabitants today. A belt of olive trees surrounds it." In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as: "A village of ancient appearance on a hill perched above the plain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'Anin
Anin ( ar, عانين) a Palestinian village in the West Bank governorate of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 3,719 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. History Potsherds from Iron Age I,Zertal, 2016, pp127 IA II, Persian, early and late Roman, Byzantine, early Muslim and the Middle Ages have been found here. "Immediately north of the village is a rock-cut passage large enough to walk along, extending about 50 feet and lined with cement; it then becomes about a foot high. This leads out on to a flat surface of rock.(...) Two rock-cut tombs, now blocked, exist west of this." Ottoman era 'Anin, like the rest of Israel, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and in the census of 1596 it was a part of the ''nahiya'' ("subdistrict") of Sahil Atlit which was under the administration of the '' liwa'' ("district") of Lajjun. The village had a population of 16 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinian Territories
The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, namely: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has referred to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as "the Occupied Palestinian Territory", and this term was used as the legal definition by the ICJ in its advisory opinion of July 2004. The term occupied Palestinian territory was used by the United Nations and other international organizations between October 1999 and December 2012 to refer to areas controlled by the Palestinian National Authority, but from 2012, when Palestine was admitted as one of its non-member observer states, the United Nations started using exclusively the name State of Palestine. The European Union (EU) also adopts the term occupied Palestinian territory, with a parallel term Palestinian Authority territories also occasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zababdeh
Zababdeh or Zababida ( ar, الزبابدة) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located southeast of Jenin and from the Arab American University. History Sherds from Middle Bronze Age II, Iron Age I & II, through to the Byzantine era have been found at the site.Zertal, 2007, p126/ref> Remains of a Frankish ''bovaria'' (=farm) has been noted, while sherds from the Mamluk and Ottoman era have also been found. Ottoman era The village was (re-)founded in 1834, during the Ottoman era, by three Christian Greek Orthodox families who purchased the land from Jenin Muslims.Alain Epp Weaver'The crescent and the cross are the marks on my hands: The performance of Palestinian unity amid political fragmentation,'in Paul S Rowe, John H.A. Dyck, Jens Zimmermann (eds.) ''Christians and the Middle East Conflict,'' Routledge 2014 pp.137-151, p.138. In 1838 "Zabedet" was noted as a Greek Christian village in the ''Haritheh'' area, north of Nablus.Robinson and Smith, 1841, v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Yamun
Al-Yamun ( ar, اليامون) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers west of Jenin in the Jenin Governorate, in the northern West Bank. Al-Yamun's land area consists of approximately 20,000 dunams, of which 1,300 dunams is built-up area. who was Orthodox.Barron, 1923, Table XV, p 47/ref> The population increased in the 1931 census to 1,836; all Muslim, in a total of 371 houses.Mills, 1932, p 71/ref> In the 1945 statistics the population was 2,520; all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p17/ref> with 20,361 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. 6,036 dunams were used for plantations and irrigable land, 11,121 dunams for cereals, while a total of 58 dunams were built-up, urban land. Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, al-Yamun came under Jordanian rule. Some of al-Yamun inhabitants descended from Abu-Hija, a commander who came to Palestine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ya'bad
Ya'bad ( ar, يعبد) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, 20 kilometers west of Jenin in the Jenin Governorate. It is a major agricultural town with most of its land covered with olive groves and grain fields. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 13,640 in 2007. Its mayor is Samer Abu Baker who was elected in 2005. The Israeli settlement of Mevo Dotan is built on Ya'bad's land. History Pottery sherds from the Persian, Hellenistic, early Roman, Byzantine, early Muslim and the Medieval eras have been found here. Ottoman era In 1596 Ya'bad appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as being in the ''nahiya'' of Jabal Sami in the '' liwa'' of Nablus. It had a population of 62 households, all Muslim. They paid a tax rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, occasional revenues, goats and beehives, and a press for olives or grapes; a total of 18,085 akçe. Half of the revenue went to a wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silat Ad-Dhahr
Silat ad-Dhahr ( ar, سيلة الظهر) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 22 kilometers southwest of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 5,794 in 2007.2007 Locality Population Statistics (PCBS). p. 107. The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in Silat adh Dhahr, the facilities are designated as MOH level 2. The average elevation of the town is 400 meters above sea level. The population in 1997 was 4,439, according to the |
Silat Al-Harithiya
Silat al-Harithiya ( ar, سيلة الحارثية) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate, located northwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, the town had a population of 9,422 in 2007. In the 1945 statistics the population of Silat al-Harithiya was 1,860, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p17/ref> with 8,931 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. 2,534 dunams were used for plantations and irrigable land, 1,140 dunams for cereals, while 80 dunams were built-up (urban) land and 3,179 dunams were classified as "non-cultivable". Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, the whole Jenin-area came under Jordanian rule, together with the rest of the West Bank. In 1961, the population of ''Silet Harithiya'' was 2,566.Government of Jordan, 1964, p14/ref> Post 1967 Since the Six- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meithalun
Meithalun ( ar, ميثلون, transliteration: ''Meithalûn''; also spelled ''Maythalun'', ''Maithaloun'' or ''Meithalon'') is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 26 kilometers south of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 6,995 in 2007. Meithalun has four mosques, six schools, four pharmacies, two weather stations, two kindergartens, two clinics: maternity and general, several workshops, two multipurpose halls, two cemeteries, a police station, an office of the Ministry of Interior, three bakeries, four Internet cafes, two cultural centers, two major ''diwans'', and a bank (Bank of Palestine). The town occupies an area of around 12,495 dunums. Etymology According to E. H. Palmer, Meithalun's name derives from ''Mithilihieh'', which in Phoenician means "an image". The classical Arabic translation is "traces of a dwelling which are becoming effaced". History Pottery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
