Wadi al-Far'a () is a
Palestinian
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village in the
Tubas Governorate of the
State of Palestine
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, in the northeastern
West Bank
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, located five kilometers southwest of
Tubas. It has a land area of 12,000
dunam
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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
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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
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, Wadi al-Far'a had a population of 3,998 inhabitants in 2017.
Archaeology
:''See''
Wadi al-Far'a (river)#Archaeology ''and''
Tirzah (ancient city)
Tirzah () was an ancient town in the Samarian highlands northeast of Shechem; it is generally identified with the site of Tell el-Far'ah (North), northeast of modern city of Nablus, West Bank, in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian villa ...
For the nearby
Heavy Neolithic
Heavy Neolithic (alternatively, Gigantolithic) is a style of large stone and flint tools (or industry) associated primarily with the Qaraoun culture in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, dating to the Epipaleolithic or early Pre-Pottery Neolithic at ...
archaeological sites of the
Qaraoun culture
The Qaraoun culture is a culture of the Lebanese Stone Age around Qaraoun in the Beqaa Valley. The Gigantolithic or Heavy Neolithic flint tool industry of this culture was recognized as a particular Neolithic variant of the Lebanese highland ...
(Wadi Farah,
Shemouniyeh and
Wadi Sallah) and for Tell el-Far'ah (North), the location of
biblical
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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 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 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
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Far'a refugee camp
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Ras al-Far'a town
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Wadi al-Far'a (river)
Wadi al-Far'a () or Tirzah Stream () 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 Bank. Wadi al-Far'a is located in the rugged area of the West Bank and cuts ...
References
External links
Wadi al Far'a (Fact Sheet) Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem
The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ; ) is a Palestinian NGO founded in 1990 with its main office in Bethlehem in the West Bank. ARIJ is actively working on research projects in the fields of management of natural resources, water m ...
, ARIJ, February, 2006
Wadi al Far'a village profile ARIJ
{{Tubas Governorate
Villages in the West Bank
Municipalities of Palestine