Ein as-Sahla ( ar, عين السهلة, he, עין א-סהלה) is an
Arab village in
Haifa District, Israel. The village is located in the
Wadi Ara area of the
northern Triangle. The village has about 2,000 residents. Since 1996, it has been under the jurisdiction of the
Basma
Basma ( ar, بسمة, he, בסמ"ה) is an Arab citizens of Israel, Israeli Arab Local council (Israel), local council in the Wadi Ara area of Haifa District. The local council was formed in 1995 through the consolidation of the villages of Bar ...
local council.
The vast majority of the residents in Ein as-Sahla adhere to
Islam
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.
History
Flint tools from the
Epipalaeolithic (possibly
Kebarrian) and
Neolithic eras have been found here, as has pottery
sherd
In archaeology, a sherd, or more precisely, potsherd, is commonly a historic or prehistoric fragment of pottery, although the term is occasionally used to refer to fragments of stone and glass vessels, as well.
Occasionally, a piece of broken p ...
s from the
Persian and
Hellenistic
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eras.
Ottoman
According to oral tradition of the residents, the founder of the Kabha clan moved from
Bayt Jibrin to
Ya'bad in the 18th century. Some of the clan members left Ya'bad in the mid-19th century searching for sources of living, and they found a spring with pastures for their cattle and bought the lands around it and established
Barta'a
Barta'a ( ar, برطعة, he, בַּרְטַּעָה) is a town in Israel and the Palestinian territories that straddles both sides of the Green Line (Israel), Green Line in the Wadi Ara (or Nahal 'Iron) region.
Western Barta'a is in the Haifa D ...
.
[ Ein as-Sahla was established as a daughter village of Barta'a in the 19th century.]
British Mandate era
During the British Mandate rule, the village was within the boundaries of Ar'ara.
1948 and after
During 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 ...
the village and the surrounding area came under Iraqi control.[The Politics of Partition; King Abdullah, The Zionists, and Palestine 1921–1951 Avi Shlaim Oxford University Press Revised Edition 2004 pp. 299, 312] In March 1949 Jordanian forces replaced the Iraqi forces in Wadi Ara.regional council
Regional Council may refer to:
* Regional Council (Hong Kong), disbanded in 1999
** Regional Council (constituency)
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* Regional council (Cameroon)
* Regional council (France), the elected assembly of a region of Fra ...
, which included Ein as-Sahla and seven other villages. The locals objected to this administrative arrangement, and sought independent municipal status for each village. To allay local concerns, the Interior Ministry established an investigative committee to examine other options, and in 1996, decided to split the regional council into two local councils, Ma'ale Iron and Basma, which includes Ein as-Sahala.
Education
Ein as-Sahla has five kindergartens and an elementary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
with 19 classes.
Geography
Ein as-Sahla occupies Mount Al-Khataf, which overlooks Wadi Ara. In the middle of the village there is a spring which gives it its name "Spring of the Plain". The village has a neighbourhood on the foot of the hill which has 350 residents. The village is surrounded by nature, which attracts tourists.
Sports
Ein as-Sahla has a local football club called "Hapoel Ein Sahla", participating in Liga Bet. The club has an adult and a youth team and they host matches in a soccer fields located in Barta'a
Barta'a ( ar, برطعة, he, בַּרְטַּעָה) is a town in Israel and the Palestinian territories that straddles both sides of the Green Line (Israel), Green Line in the Wadi Ara (or Nahal 'Iron) region.
Western Barta'a is in the Haifa D ...
.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Welcome To Khirbat 'Ayn al-Sahla
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8
IAAWikimedia commons
{{Haifa District
Arab localities in Israel
Triangle (Israel)
Wadi Ara