Al-Ramadin ( ar, الرماضين) is a
Palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of
Hebron and includes the smaller village of 'Arab al-Fureijat to the southeast.
[Ar Ramadin Village Profile](_blank)
Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2009. The village is part the
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 Bur ...
in the southern
West Bank. According to the
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS; ar, الجهاز المركزي للإحصاء الفلسطيني) is the official
statistical institution of the State of Palestine. Its main task is to provide credible statistical figures a ...
, the two villages had a combined population of 4,150 in 2017.
The principal families are al-Sho'ur, al-Zagharna, al-Fureijat, al-Daraghmeh, al-Raghmat, al-Mlihat and al-Masamra.
Al-Ramadin and 'Arab al-Fureijat were established by
Bedouins who fled their traditional homeland in the vicinity of
Beersheba in the
Negev for the suburbs of
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 o ...
. The name "al-Ramadin" derives from "Ramadan," the patriarch of the main Bedouin tribe that founded the modern village after the
1948 Arab-Israeli War
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. A nine-member
village council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
was appointed by the
Palestinian Authority
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine, to administer al-Ramadin and Arab al-Fureijat in 1997.
There are three active mosques in al-Ramadin, as well as three historic Christian edifices, including the al-Fadi Monastery and al-Asela Church.
The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.
West Bank Health care
References
External links
Barrier route July 2008 Ar Ramadin village (fact sheet)
Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
Ar Ramadin Village Profile
ARIJ
Ar Ramadin village aerial photo
ARIJ
The priorities and needs for development in Ar Ramadin village based on the community and local authorities’ assessment
ARIJ
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Villages in the West Bank
Municipalities of the State of Palestine