Wadi al-Far'a ( ar, وادي الفارعة) is a
Palestinian village in the
Tubas Governorate in the northeastern
West Bank located five kilometers southwest of
Tubas. It has a land area of 12,000
dunam
A dunam ( Ottoman Turkish, Arabic: ; tr, dönüm; he, דונם), also known as a donum or dunum and as the old, Turkish, or Ottoman stremma, was the Ottoman unit of area equivalent to the Greek stremma or English acre, representing the amount ...
s, of which 337 is built-up and 10,500 are for agricultural purposes. It is under the complete control of the
Palestinian National Authority and is adjacent to the
Far'a refugee camp.
[Wadi al-Far'a Village Profile](_blank)
Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. February 2006. According to the
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Wadi al-Far'a had a population of 2,340 inhabitants.
Projected Mid -Year Population for Tubas District by Locality 2004- 2006
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
Archaeology
:''See'' Wadi al-Far'a (river)#Archaeology ''and'' Tirzah (ancient city)
For the nearby Heavy Neolithic archaeological sites of the Qaraoun culture (Wadi Farah, Shemouniyeh
Shemouniyeh is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture in the Palestinian Tubas Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located five kilometers southwest of Tubas. It is located on a plateau over the north of the Wadi Fa'r ...
and Wadi Sallah
Wadi Sallah is a branch of the Wadi Fa'rah where a small cave is located in the Palestinian Tubas Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located five kilometers southwest of Tubas. The cave was discovered and excavated by Francis Turville-Pet ...
) and for Tell el-Far'ah (North), the location of biblical
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
Tirzah, see the above-mentioned links.
History
File:ואדי פרעה - חנות ערבית-JNF044219.jpeg, Wadi al-Far’a 1934
File:ואדי פרעה - ישוב בקרבת ואדי פרעה.-JNF044222.jpeg, Wadi al-Far’a 1934
File:ואדי פרעה - כפר ערבי ע"י ואדי פרעה.-JNF044249.jpeg, Wadi al-Far’a 1934
Wadi al-Far'a was historically known as ''Tarza'a'' and its current name comes from its geographic location, being near the Far'a spring. The village's land was previously owned by residents of nearby Talluza
Talluza ( ar, طلوزة) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located northeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, it had a population of 2,375 in 2007. The ...
who used it as farmland. In the 1960s, residents from Talluza settled in the area and established a separate village. In 1996, Wadi al-Far'a was officially declared separate from Talluza and was granted its own 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 ...
under the Tubas Governorate.
Demographics
In the 1997 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Wadi al-Far'a had a population of 1,713 inhabitants. Males constituted 51.3% and females constituted 49.7% of the population. In 2006, it grew to 2,341 rising by 32.5%. There are six main families in the village: al-Janajreh (30%), al-Barahameh (30%), as-Salahat (30%) the Darawhsheh, Shanableh and Balatya represent the remaining 10%.
See also
* Far'a refugee camp
* Ras al-Far'a town
* Wadi al-Far'a (river)
Wadi al-Far'a ( ar, وادي الفارعه) or Tirzah Stream ( he, נַחַל תִּרְצָה, Nahal Tirzah) is a stream in the northern West Bank that empties into the Jordan River south of Damia Bridge. It is the largest stream in the West Ba ...
References
External links
Wadi al Far'a (Fact Sheet)
Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ, February, 2006
Wadi al Far'a village profile
ARIJ
{{Tubas Governorate
Villages in the West Bank
Municipalities of the State of Palestine