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Zikrin
Zikrin ( ar, ذكرين), pronounced ''Dhikrin'', was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. The site is located about northwest of Beit Gubrin and sits at a mean elevation of above sea-level, its access somewhat impeded by hedges of buckthorn and cactus. The entire site is dotted with grottoes and caves, and razed structures. History The village was called ''Kefar Dikrina'' in Roman times. Geographer, Adolf Neubauer mentions the village as formerly being called ''Kefar Dhikrin'' () in several Rabbinic sources, including the Babylonian Talmud. Neubauer cites one of the sources, saying that the village's name is derived from the fact that the womenfolk of the village bare only male children (hence: ''dikhra'' = male). According to Lamentations Rabbah, the region of ''Kefar Dhikrin'' was one of the most densely populated areas of the country at that time. These sources mostly date back to the 3rd and 4th centuries CE. In 147 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebron Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine
The Hebron Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located around the city of Hebron. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the subdistrict disintegrated. Depopulated towns and villages (current localities in parentheses) * 'Ajjur (Agur, Li-On, Tirosh) * Barqusya * Bayt Jibrin ( Beit Guvrin) * Bayt Nattif * al-Dawayima ( Amatzya) * Deir al-Dubban (Luzit) * Dayr Nakhkhas * Kudna (Beit Nir) * Mughallis (Gefen) * al-Qubayba (Lachish) * Ra'na ( Gal On) * Tell es-Safi * Khirbat Umm Burj (Nehusha) * az-Zakariyya (Zekharia Zekharia ( he, זְכַרְיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . Geography Zekharia is located off the road between Beit G ...) * Zayta * Zikrin Subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine {{Mandate-Palestine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
