Ras Atiya ( ar, رأس عطيّه; he, ראס עטיה) is a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

town in the

Qalqilya Governorate The Qalqilya Governorate or Qalqiliya Governorate () is an administrative area of Palestine in the northwestern West Bank. Its capital or ''muhfaza'' (seat) is the city of Qalqilya that borders the Green Line. Localities Municipalities * Azzu ...

in the western area of the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

, located 27 km south of

Tulkarm Tulkarm, Tulkarem or Tull Keram ( ar, طولكرم, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian cities of N ...

and 11 km south of

Qalqiliya Qalqilya or Qalqiliya ( ar, قلقيلية, Qalqīlyaḧ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank which serves as the administrative center of the Qalqilya Governorate of the State of Palestine. In the 2007 census, the city had a population of 41,73 ...

. 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 village had a population of approximately 1,599 inhabitants in 2006.

Location

Ras ‘Atiya (including ''Ras at Tira'' and ''Wadi ar Rasha'') is located 4-5 km south of

. It is bordered by ‘Izbat al Ashqar to the east, Ad Dab’a to the east and south, ‘Izbat Jalud and

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to the south, Habla to the west, and An Nabi Elyas and ‘Arab Abu Farda to the north.Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities)
ARIJ, p. 4

History

In 1882, the PEF's ''

Survey of Western Palestine The PEF Survey of Palestine was a series of surveys carried out by the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) between 1872 and 1877 for the Survey of Western Palestine and in 1880 for the Survey of Eastern Palestine. The survey was carried out after the ...

'' found at Kh. Ras et Tireh: "walls and

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s."

Jordanian era

In the wake of the

1948 Arab–Israeli War The 1948 (or First) Arab–Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had ...

, and after the

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ian rule. In 1961, the population was 224.Government of Jordan, 1964, p
27
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Post-1967

After the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states (primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, S ...

in 1967, the area has been under

Israeli occupation Israeli-occupied territories are the lands that were captured and occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967. While the term is currently applied to the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights, it has also been used to refer to a ...

. After the 1995 accords, 32.2 % of Ras 'Atiya land is defined as

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, while the remainder 67.8 % is Area C.Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities)
ARIJ, p. 17 Under the same accord, 5% of ''Ras al-Tira'' land is defined as

, while the remainder 95 % is Area C, while 100% of ''Wadi ar Rasha'' land is Area C, Israel has confiscated 51

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s of land from ''Ras at Tira'' in order to construct the

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Alfei Menashe Alfei Menashe ( he, אַלְפֵי מְנַשֶׁה, ar, ألفي منشيه, , ''lit.'' Thousands of Manasseh) is an Israeli settlement located in the seam zone on the western edge of the central West Bank. Its name is taken from the bible (De ...

.Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities)
ARIJ, p. 18 Qalqilya 1942

References

Bibliography

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External links

Welcome To Khirbat Ras Atiya
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14:
IAA Wikimedia commonsRas 'Atiya (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities) (Fact Sheet)

Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ; ar, معهد الابحاث التطبيقية - القدس) is a Palestinian NGO founded in 1990 with its main office in Bethlehem in the West Bank. ARIJ is actively working on research project ...

, ARIJ
Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities)
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Ras ‘Atiya, aerial photo
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Development Priorities and Needs in Ras ‘ATiya (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities)
ARIJ {{Qalqilya Governorate Qalqilya Governorate Villages in the West Bank Municipalities of the State of Palestine