Ibtin ( ar, إبطن; he, אִבְּטִין) is a
Bedouin village in northern
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located in the
Lower Galilee around half a kilometre from
Kfar Hasidim
Kfar Hasidim ( he, כְּפַר חֲסִידִים, ''lit.'' Village of Hasidim), also known as Kfar Hasidim Alef to distinguish it from Kfar Hasidim Bet, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction o ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Zevulun Regional Council
Zevulun Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית זבולון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Zvulun'') is a regional council in the Haifa District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006.
The council borders Mateh Asher Regio ...
. In it had a population of .
History
The village was established in 1965 as part of a plan to settle the Bedouin in the area in permanent settlements. Residents of the village are members of the Amria tribe.
The sacred tree of U'm Ayash is located in the village, which according to legend, has stones roll under it every Friday.
[Dafni, A. (2007) ]
The supernatural characters and powers of sacred trees in the Holy Land
' J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 2007; 3: 10
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External links
*Survey of Western Palestine Map 5:
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Arab villages in Israel
Populated places established in 1965
Populated places in Haifa District
1965 establishments in Israel