Immatain

Immatain ( ar, إماتين) is a Palestinian village located in the northwestern West Bank, in the Qalqilya Governorate of the State of Palestine, about seventeen kilometers southwest of Nablus. The current mayor of Immatain is Haythem Sawan.

Since 2012, the village of Farratin is included in Immatain.

Location

Immatin (including the Far’ata locality) is located west of Qalqiliya. It is bordered by Tell to the east, Deir Istiya to the south, Jinsafut, Al Funduq and Hajja to the west, and Kafr Qaddum and Jit to the north.

History

Immatain has been identified with the Israelite village of ''Elmatan'', which was mentioned in one of the Samaria Ostraca.

Ceramics dating from the Byzantine period have been found in the village.

Ottoman era

Immatain was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 Immatain appeared in the tax registers as ''Matin'', being in the ''Nahiya'' of Jabal Qubal of the '' Liwa'' of Nablus. It had a population of 20 households and 1 bachelor, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33.3% on a number of crops, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olives, goats and beehives; a total of 3,000 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 136

In 1838, ''Amatin'' was noted as located in ''Jurat Amra'', south of Nablus.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p.
127
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In 1882, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' Immatain was described as "a village of moderates size on the slope of the hill, with a few olives."

British Mandate era

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Immatain (called "Ammatain") had a population of 234, all Muslim,Barron, 1923, Table IX, Sub-district of Nablus, p
25
/ref> increasing in the 1931 census to 334 Muslims in 67 houses.

In the 1945 statistics the population of Immatin was 440, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p
18
/ref> while the total land area was 7,155 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p
60
/ref> Of this, 967 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 3,067 for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p
106
/ref> while 32 dunams were classified as built-up (urban) areas.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p
156
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Land ownership of Immatain in 1945

The following is a breakdown of land ownership in 1945.

Land usage of Immatain in 1945

The following is a breakdown of the land usage during 1945 in the dunams.

Jordanian era

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreementsian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 782 inhabitants in ''Immatin''.

Post-1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Immatain has been held under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 58.3% of the total village land of Immatain/Fara'ata was classified as Area B, while the remaining 41.7% was classified as Area C. Immatin Village Profile (including Far’ata Locality)
ARIJ, p. 16 Israel has expropriated 163 dunams of land from Immatain for the construction of the Israeli settlement of ‘Sha’ar Emmanuel’, part of the Immanuel settlement. Immatin Village Profile (including Far’ata Locality)
ARIJ, p. 17

In 2013 complaint were made over "training exercises" which the Israeli army held in the village. “The troops spread out through the village for several hours, withdrawing just before midnight." According to the Israeli army, the exercise was a "navigating run … whose purpose was to acquaint the forces more closely with the relevant sector, as well as demonstrating IDF presence in the area".

Population

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Immatain had a population of approximately 2,450 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.Projected Mid -Year Population
for Qalqilya Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Almost double the amount live abroad for political and economical reasons. Each year, on average two family units emigrate from Immatain. Immatain has four families. They are Sawan, Ghanim, Albaree, and Matanee.

Population growth (1922 - 2007)

Footnotes

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External links

Welcome To Immatin
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11:
Wikimedia commons

Immatin Village (including Far’ata Locality) (Fact Sheet)
Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
Immatin Village Profile (including Far’ata Locality)
ARIJ
Immatin, aerial photo
ARIJ
Development Priorities and Needs in Imatin (including Far’ata Locality)
ARIJ
Israeli Hoax of Barriers removal
22, June,2004
New Palestinian Enclaves created by the Israeli updated wall map around Ariel Settlement Bloc.
14, June, 2006, POICA
Testimony: Settlers attack Palestinian farmers on their land, Jan. '09
B'Tselem
Gilad Zoher colony: a source of continuous aggression against Palestinian farmers
20, May, 2009, POICA
Harvest under Fire
This week in Palestine
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