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Jerusalem Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine
The Jerusalem Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in and around the city of Jerusalem. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, on the Israeli side of the Green Line, the district was integrated into the Jerusalem District. On the other side, the West Bank was annexed into Jordan, the subdistrict was merged with Ramallah Subdistrict to form Jerusalem Governorate, one of three Jordanian governorates in the West Bank.https://mapcruzin.com/free-maps-jordan/jordan_rel_1972.jpg Depopulated towns and villages * Allar * Aqqur *Artuf * Bayt 'Itab * Bayt Mahsir *Bayt Naqquba *Bayt Thul * Bayt Umm al-Mays * al-Burayj *Dayr Aban *Dayr 'Amr *Dayr al-Hawa *Dayr Rafat *Dayr al-Shaykh *Deir Yassin *Ayn Karim *Ishwa *Islin *Khirbat Ism Allah * Jarash * al-Jura * Kasla * Khirbat Al-Lawz * Lifta * al-Maliha *Nitaf * al-Qabu *Qalunya *al-Qastal * Ras Abu 'Ammar * Romema *Sar'a *Saris *Sataf * Suba *Sheikh Badr * Sufla * Khirbat al-Tannur * Khirbat al- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandatory Palestine 1945 Subdistricts And Districts
Mandate most often refers to: * League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919 * Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate Mandate may also refer to: * Mandate (after shave), British after shave brand * Mandate (criminal law), an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction * Mandate (international law), an obligation handed down by an inter-governmental body * ''Mandate'' (magazine), a monthly gay pornographic magazine * Mandate (trade union), a trade union in Ireland * , various ships of Britain's navy * Mandate (typeface), a brash-brush typeface designed by R. Hunter Middleton * The formal notice of decision from an appeals court * A requirement for a Health maintenance organization to provide a particular product See also * Contract of mandate, a contract of bailment of goods without reward, to be carried from place to place, or to have some act performed abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayt Naqquba
Bayt Naqquba ( ar, بيت نقّوبة, he, בית נקובא, also spelled Bait Naqquba) was a Palestinian village in British Mandate Palestine, located 9.5 kilometers west of Jerusalem, near Abu Ghosh. Before Palmach and Haganah troops occupied the village during Operation Nachshon on April 11, 1948, approximately 300 Palestinian Arabs lived there. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, a moshav named Beit Nekofa was founded close to the site by Jewish immigrants from Yugoslavia. In 1962, residents of Bayt Naqubba built a new village named Ein Naqquba, south of Beit Nekofa. History In 1838 ''Beit Nikoba'' was noted as a Muslim village, located in the District of ''Beni Malik'', west of Jerusalem. In 1863 Victor Guérin found the village located on cultivated slopes, with 200 inhabitants, while an Ottoman village list from about 1870 found 23 houses and a population of 88, though that population count included men, only.Socin, 1879, p146Also noted to be in the ''Beni Malik'' dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khirbat Ism Allah
Khirbat Ism Allah was a Palestinian Arab hamlet in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located 26 km west of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 17, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Dani. Khirbat Ism Allah was mostly destroyed with the exception of several deserted houses. History In 1883, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' only noted “foundations" here. British Mandate era According to the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Khirbat Ism Allah had a population of 18 inhabitants, in 4 houses.Mills, 1932, p 20/ref> In 1944 Zionist established Kfar Uria about 1,5 km NW of the village site, but not on village land.Khalidi, 1992, p. 296 In the 1945 statistics, Khirbat Ism Allah had a population of 20 Muslims, with a total of 568 dunums of land. Of this, 3 dunams were for irrigable land or plantations, 485 for cereals, while 80 dunams were classified as non-cultivable land.Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islin
Islin ( ar, عسلين) was a Palestinian Arab village located 21 kilometers west of Jerusalem. The village had a population of 302 inhabitants and was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was occupied by Israeli forces, possibly from the Fourth Battalion of the Harel Brigade, on 18 July 1948 during Operation Dani, causing its inhabitants to leave. Eshtaol, a moshav, was built on the village's land. History In 1596, Islin appeared as ''Islit'' in Ottoman tax registers as being in the ''Nahiya'' of Ramla of the '' Liwa'' of Jaffa. It had a population of 14 Muslim households, an estimated 77 people, who paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, and goats or beehives; a total of 4,700 akçe. In the later 1870s the place was uninhabited, with ruins of a village still visible, and with a Mukam. It was probably re-established at the beginning of the century.Khalidi, 1992, p. 295 British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishwa
Ishwa' ( ar, إشوع) was a Palestinian village which was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The village was located about 20 km west of Jerusalem, on the present location of Eshta'ol. In the 1931 British census of Palestine, Ishwa had a population of 468 in 126 houses. The village was occupied by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on July 16, 1948, in Operation Dani by the Harel Brigade. All of its inhabitants fled or were expelled. History Ishwa was an ancient village, situated at the foot of a hill. It is thought to have been established over the site of the Israelite city of Eshtaol, famous for the biblical story of Samson. It was known by that name during the Roman Empire era, when it fell within the administrative district of Eleutheropolis (Bayt Jibrin). However, Dayr Abu al-Qabus, located to the north has also been identified with Eshta'ol.Khalidi, 1992, p. 293 Ottoman era During the 16th century CE, settlement seems to have shifted to the northwest to Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayn Karim
ar, عين كارم , settlement_type = Neighborhood of Jerusalem , image_skyline = Ein Karem IMG 0624.JPG , imagesize = 300px , image_caption = View of Ein Karem , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = District , subdivision_name1 = Jerusalem District , subdivision_type2 = City , subdivision_name2 = Jerusalem , established_title = Founded , established_date = Middle Bronze Age , population_footnotes = , population_as_of = 2017 , population_total = 1,620 , area_code_type = Area code Ein Karem ( he, עֵין כֶּרֶם, ''ʿEin Kerem'' lit. "Spring of the Vineyard"; in Arabic ''ʿAyn Kārim'';Sharon, 2004, p155/ref> also Ain Karem, Ein Kerem) is a historic mountain village southwest of Jerusalem, presently a neighborhood in the outskirts of the modern city, within the Jerusalem District. It is the site of the Hadassah Medical Center. Ein Karem was an important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deir Yassin
Deir Yassin ( ar, دير ياسين, Dayr Yāsīn) was a Palestinian Arab village of around 600 inhabitants about west of Jerusalem. Deir Yassin declared its neutrality during the 1948 Palestine war between Arabs and Jews. The village was razed after a massacre of around 107 of its Arab residents on April 9, 1948, by the Jewish paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi. The village buildings are today part of the Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center, an Israeli public psychiatric hospital. Name The first part of the village's name ''Deir'' is defined as "monastery" in Arabic. According to Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, this was a common occurrence in Palestinian village names especially those so close to Jerusalem. A large ruin that lay at the southwestern edge of Deir Yassin was known simply as "Deir". History Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk periods Deir Yassin has been identified as one of the villages given as a fief to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the 12th century.Conder and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayr Al-Shaykh
Dayr al-Shaykh ( ar, دير الشيخ), also spelt Deir esh Sheikh, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, also known as the Jerusalem corridor. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The village was located west of Jerusalem. History Mamluk period During Mamluk times, Dayr al-Shaykh was home to one of the most famous local dynasties of local religious Shaykhs in the area. The founder was al-Sayyid Badr-al Din Muhammed who came to Palestine either from Iraq, Khurasan, or the Hijaz. He first settled in Shuafat, but after the death of one of his daughters, whose tomb can still be seen in the village, he moved westwards. According to the Mamluk-era historian Mujīr al-Dīn al-'Ulaymī, Badr-al Din probably arrived in Palestine around 1229-1244, and eventually he settled at Dayr al-Shaykh. According to the same source, Badr-al Din was a man of great virtue, with a reputation of being close to God. He died 1253 (650 AH), and was buried at his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayr Rafat
Dayr Rafat was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was located 26 km west of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War by the Harel Brigade. History In 1883, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described Dayr Rafat as a small hamlet situated on a ridge with a spring to the west. British Mandate era In the 1931 census, there were 218 people living in Dayr Rafat. In The 1945 statistics the village had a population of 430 inhabitants; 330 Muslims and 100 Christians. with a total of 13,242 dunums of land. Of this, 216 dunams were for irrigable land or plantations, 10,563 for cereals, while 10 dunams were built-up land. The village had a mosque named for al-Hajj Hasan and three khirbas. 1948 Arab–Israeli War Dayr Rafat, along with four other villages, were overtaken by the Israeli Harel Brigade on 17–18 July 1948 in Operation Dani. The villages had been on the front line since April 1948 and most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayr Al-Hawa
Dayr al-Hawa ( ar, دير الهوا) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 19, 1948, by the Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 18.5 km west of Jerusalem. History Coins and ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here. Ottoman era In 1838, Edward Robinson called it a "lofty" village, on the brink of a valley. It was further noted as a Muslim village, located in the District of ''el-Arkub'', southwest of Jerusalem. In 1856 the village was named ''D. el Hawa'' on Kiepert's map of Palestine published that year. Victor Guérin, visiting the village in 1863, wrote that ''Dayr al-Hawa'' "probably owes its name, ''monastery of the wind'', to its high position". An Ottoman village list from around 1870 showed that ''Der el-Haw''a had 32 houses and a population of 103, though the population count included men, only. In 1883, the PE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayr 'Amr
Dayr 'Amr was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 17, 1948, by the Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade, during the second stage of Operation Dan. It was located 12.5 km west of Jerusalem. Dayr 'Amr was named after a local sage known by al-Sa'i 'Amr and a shrine was in the village dedicated to him. History In 1863, Victor Guérin found here a wali, devoted to a Sheikh Amer, and this wali gave name to the neighbouring "ruin", which he described as "twenty small chambers, half of which have been collapsed and enclosed within the same enclosure: they were constructed with materials of all kinds and date from the Middle Ages." He also noted five cisterns had been excavated from the rock, and appeared to be older. In 1883, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' found "ruined walls" at ''Khurbet Deir 'Amr.''Conder and Kitchener, 1883, p111/ref> British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayr Aban
Dayr Aban (also spelled Deir Aban; ar, دير آبان) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of Beit Shemesh. It was formerly bordered by olive trees to the north, east, and west. The valley, ''Wadi en-Najil'', ran north and south on the west-side of the village. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 19, 1948, during Operation Ha-Har. It was located 21 km west of Jerusalem. Today there are over 5000 people originally from Dayr Aban living in Jordan. History In pre-Roman and Roman times the settlement was referred to as "Abenezer", and may have been the location of the biblical site Eben-Ezer.().Conder and Kitchener, 1883, p24/ref> Ottoman era In 1596, Dayr Aban appeared in Ottoman tax registers as being in the ''Nahiya'' of Quds of the '' Liwa'' of Quds. It had a population of 23 Muslim households and 23 Christian household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
