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Hebron Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine
The Hebron Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located around the city of Hebron. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the subdistrict disintegrated. Depopulated towns and villages (current localities in parentheses) * 'Ajjur ( Agur, Li-On, Tirosh) * Barqusya * Bayt Jibrin ( Beit Guvrin) * Bayt Nattif * al-Dawayima ( Amatzya) * Deir al-Dubban ( Luzit) * Dayr Nakhkhas * Kudna ( Beit Nir) * Mughallis ( Gefen) * al-Qubayba (Lachish) * Ra'na ( Gal On) * Tell es-Safi * Khirbat Umm Burj (Nehusha) * az-Zakariyya (Zekharia Zekharia ( he, זְכַרְיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . Geography Zekharia is located off the road between Beit G ...) * Zayta * Zikrin Subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine {{Mandate-Palestine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdistricts Of Mandatory Palestine
The Districts and Sub-districts of Mandatory Palestine formed the first and second levels of administrative division and existed through the whole era of Mandatory Palestine, namely from 1920 to 1948. The number and territorial extent of the districts varied over time, as did their subdivision into sub-districts. In Arabic, a district was known as a ''minṭaqah'' (منطقة, plural ''manaṭiq'' مناطق), while in Hebrew it was known as a ''mahoz'' (מחוז, plural ''mehozot'' מחוזות). Each district had an administration headed by a District Governor, a role renamed as District Commissioner in 1925. Sub-districts were managed by an Assistant District Commissioner. They were aided by a District Officer, who was typically either Jewish or Arab, based on the ethnic make-up of the sub-district. By the end of the mandate period, Palestine was divided into 6 districts and 16 subdistricts. Administrative divisions prior to 1922 During the Ottoman period, Palestine was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Guvrin, Israel
Beit Guvrin ( he, בֵּית גֻּבְרִין, ''lit.'' House of Men in Aramaic) is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In it had a population of 414. History The kibbutz was established on a site with a long history. Originally an Iron Age town named Maresha, it became a town named Beit Guvrin, which was later renamed Eleutheropolis, "the city of free men" by the Romans in 200 CE. It was later the site of a Frankish colony, "Bethgibelin", before becoming the Arab village Bayt Jibrin. Kibbutz Beit Guvrin was founded in 1949, on the eve of Shavuot, by former Palmach members after the residents of Bayt Jibrin fled following a military assault by Jewish forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The first residents were members of the "Yetzivim" youth group, which emigrated from Turkey in 1945, and the "Bnei Horin" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ra'na
Ra'na ( ar, رعنة) was a village located approximately 26 km northwest of Hebron. It was occupied by the Israeli army during Operation Yo'av in October 1948. It was one of 16 villages in the Hebron district that were depopulated. History In 1838, during the Ottoman empire, Edward Robinson noted it as Muslim village, located in the Gaza district.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p.119/ref> He further reported that the fields of Ra'na were planted with tobacco and cotton. In 1863 Victor Guérin described it as a "village now reduced to a few huts, but that once had been much more considerable, judging by two beautiful wells dug in the rock and by a number of great stones scattered here and there". An Ottoman village list of about 1870 showed that Ra'na had 8 houses and a population of 30, though the population count included men, only.Socin, 1879, p158/ref> In 1882, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described Ra'na as a village built of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachish
Lachish ( he, לכיש; grc, Λαχίς; la, Lachis) was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah ("lowlands of Judea") region of Israel, on the South bank of the Lakhish River, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. The current '' tell'' (ruin) by that name, known as Tel Lachish ( he, תל לכיש) or Tell ed-Duweir (),, has been identified with the biblical Lachish. Today, it is an Israeli national park operated and maintained by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The park was established on lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Qobebet Ibn ‘Awwad which was north of the Tel. It lies near the present-day moshav of Lakhish. Lachish was first mentioned in the Amarna letters. In the Book of Joshua, Lachish is mentioned as one of the cities destroyed by the Israelites for joining the league against the Gibeonites (). The territory was later assigned to the tribe of Judah () and became part of the United Kingdom of Israel. Following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Qubayba, Hebron
al-Qubayba ( ar, القبيبة, قبيبة ابن عوّاد ), also known as Gbebah, Qubeiba or Qobebet Ibn 'Awwad, was a Palestinian village, located 24 kilometers northwest of Hebron. It was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Name The eponym of the village, "Ibn 'Awwad" or "Ibn 'Awadh", was named after the clan residing therein. History Known in Crusader times as Deirelcobebe, the ruins of the ancient Canaanite and Judean city of Lachish lay adjacent to the village, which was subject to extensive archaeological excavations by the British Mandatory authorities in Palestine, and by Israeli authorities subsequent to its capture during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1136 the King of Jerusalem, Fulk confirmed ''Deirelcobebe'' as a casale under the Knights Hospitallers. Ottoman period In 1517, Al-Qubayba was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the ''nahiya'' (subdistrict) of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gefen
Gefen ( he, גֶּפֶן, lit. ''Grapevine'') is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1955 by Jewish immigrants from Morocco on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Mughallis Mughallis ( ar, مٌغلّس) was a Palestinian Arab village located northwest of Hebron. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War between July 9–10, 1948 as part of Operation An-Far. History Ottoman era It was incorporated into the ..., and was is named after Psalm 80:15: "God Almighty, look down from heaven and see; watch over this grapevine."Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol.9: Judaea, Jerusalem 1980, Keter Press, p.379 (Hebrew) References {{Mateh Yehuda Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mughallis
Mughallis ( ar, مٌغلّس) was a Palestinian Arab village located northwest of Hebron. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War between July 9–10, 1948 as part of Operation An-Far. History Ottoman era It was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with the rest of Palestine, and by the 1596 tax records it was located it ''nahiya'' (subdistrict) of Gaza, part of Gaza Sanjak, with a population of 77 household, an estimated 424 persons, all Muslims. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 10,350 akçe. All of the revenue went to a Waqf. In May 1863 Victor Guérin described it as a hamlet, still inhabited by a few families, and was designated to him by the name of ''Deir al Mokhalles'', which Guérin translated as the ''Convent of the Saviour''. He noted that the name probably derived from a former convent, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Nir
Beit Nir ( he, בֵּית נִיר, ''lit.'' House of tilled soil) is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region of south-central Israel. Beit Nir falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. In its population was . History Beit Nir was established in August 1957 by members of Hashomer Hatzair on land that belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Kudna. It was named for Max Bodenheimer, a prominent German Zionist (''Boden'' means "ground" in German and ''Heim'' means "home"). Economy The kibbutz economy is based on agriculture, a soft drinks factory, and a jewelry Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry ( U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a w ... workshop that sells its wares in Europe and the United States. The kibbutz merged with Gat to form the corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudna
Kudna ( ar, كُدنة, also known to the Crusaders as Kidna) was a Palestinian Arab village, located 25 kilometers northwest of Hebron. History Kudna was known to the Crusaders as Kidna. An archaeological site in Kudna contained remnants of a fort, the foundations of buildings, previously inhabited caves, and cisterns. About half a dozen ''khirbas'' lay in the vicinity.Khalidi, 1992, p. 218 The remains of a fortified building, possibly a hall-house, from the Crusader era is still standing. Ottoman period In 1838, during the rule of the Ottoman empire, Edward Robinson noted Kudna as a small Muslim village, located in the Gaza district. He also saw the remains of a large ancient building, the western wall was still standing, some , built of large stones.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p.119/ref> In 1863 the French explorer Victor Guérin found Kudna to have five hundred inhabitants. It was located on a hill whose summit was rocky and whose sides were covere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayr Nakhkhas
Dayr Nakhkhas ( ar, دير النخّاس, ''Deir Nakh-khâs'') was a Palestinian Arab village located 20 km northwest of Hebron, overlooking Wadi Bayt Jibrin to the north.Khalidi, 1992, p. 217. Location Dayr Nakkhas was situated on the road to Hebron about two miles east of Bayt Jibrin.Alexander and Kitto, 1864p. 407 Perched on a hill, an open corn valley lay below the village.Conder, 200p. 149 Located in an area rich in archaeological sites, in the land area that belonged to the village, there were some 15 sites, including the village itself (which was built on an earlier ancient site). History During the Crusader era it was known as ''Deir Nachar'', and it was a casale under the Knights Hospitallers. This was confirmed in 1136, by the King of Jerusalem, Fulk. Ottoman era In a 1596 census for the Ottoman Empire, it is recorded that Dayr Nakhkhas was part of ''nahiya'' (subdistrict) of Halil [i.e. al-Khalil, or Hebron], under the ''Liwa (Arabic), liwa''' (district) of Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzit
Luzit ( he, לוּזִית, ''lit.'' Almond Tree) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1955 by Sephardic Jewish immigrants and refugees from North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ..., led by Shalom de Palenzuela Levi-Kahana and was initially named Dir Duban Bet after the depopulated Arab village of Deir al-Dubban. It was later renamed Luzit after almond trees, which are common in the area. References {{Authority control Moshavim Populated places established in 1955 Populated places in Jerusalem District 1955 establishments in Israel North African-Jewish culture in Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deir Al-Dubban
Deir al-Dubban ( ar, دير الدبان, from ''Dayr ad-Dhubban'', literally, the "Monastery of the Flies") was a small Palestinian village northwest of Hebron, near the modern village of Luzit, between Jerusalem, and Ashkelon. Sharon, 2004, pp 2036 The village was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. History A possible reason behind Deir al-Dubban's name is that its ancient inhabitants worshiped Ba'l Zabub ("Lord of the Flies"), a chief Canaanite deity in the region. Moshe Sharon, professor of early Islamic history at Hebrew University, has examined the inscriptions in the caves of Deir al-Dubban. He dates them from early 8th century C.E. to early 10th century C.E. Ottoman era The village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the ''Nahiya'' ("Subdistrict") of Al-Quds of the '' Liwa'' ("District") of Al-Quds, with a population 72 Muslim households, an estimated 396 persons. The v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
