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Azmut
’Azmut () is a Palestinian people, Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers northeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a population of 3,440 inhabitants in 2017. Location ‘Azmut is located east of Nablus. It is bordered by Deir al Hatab and Al Aqrabaniya to the east, Al Bahdan to the north, ‘Asira ash Shamaliya and Nablus to the west, and Deir al Hatab to the south. History One pottery sherd has been found from each of the Hellenistic period, Hellenistic and early Roman Empire, Roman eras. Much more pottery has been found from the late RomanBull and Campbell, 1968, p. 24 and Byzantine Empire, Byzantine eras. Ottoman era Incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with the rest of Palestine, in 1596 the village appeared in Ottoman Defter, tax registers as being in the ''nahiya'' of Jabal Qubal in the ''Liwa (Arabic), liwa'' of Sanjak of Nablus, Nablus. It had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elon Moreh
Elon Moreh () is an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located northeast of the State of Palestine, Palestinian city of Nablus, on the slopes of the Mount Kabir ridge, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In , it had a population of . Elon Moreh is located on land confiscated from two State of Palestine, Palestinian villages, Azmut and Deir al-Hatab. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank International law and Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Name and biblical references The name of the village comes from a passage in the Torah relating to the first location where Abraham settled after crossing the Jordan River. In the Hebrew Bible, Bible, Elon Moreh is where God told Abraham, "To your descendants will I give this land" (). Jacob, the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, purchased land near Elon Moreh and Shechem (). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deir Al-Hatab
Deir al-Hatab () is a Palestinian people, Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located east of Nablus, near the neighbouring villages of Salem and Azmout. The village land extends over 12,000 dunams, of which 330 are built-up.Amira Hass 'Continuous invasions by settlers spoil the joy of Palestinians’ olive harvest,'Haaretz, 26 October 2014. The Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh was illegally established within Deir al-Hatab's jurisdiction, taking up nearly 2,000 dunams of the village's land. increasing in the 1931 census of Palestine, 1931 census to 277, still all Muslim, in total of 51 houses.Mills, 1932, p 60/ref> In the Village Statistics, 1945, 1945 statistics, ''Deir el Hatab'' had a population of 370, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p18/ref> with 11,532 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 4 dunams were for citrus and bananas, 679 dunams were plantations and ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deir Al Hatab
Deir al-Hatab () is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located east of Nablus, near the neighbouring villages of Salem and Azmout. The village land extends over 12,000 dunams, of which 330 are built-up.Amira Hass 'Continuous invasions by settlers spoil the joy of Palestinians’ olive harvest,'Haaretz, 26 October 2014. The Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh was illegally established within Deir al-Hatab's jurisdiction, taking up nearly 2,000 dunams of the village's land. increasing in the 1931 census to 277, still all Muslim, in total of 51 houses.Mills, 1932, p 60/ref> In the 1945 statistics, ''Deir el Hatab'' had a population of 370, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p18/ref> with 11,532 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 4 dunams were for citrus and bananas, 679 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 5,172 used for cereals, while 33 dunams were built-up (u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nablus Governorate
The Nablus Governorate () is an administrative district of Palestine located in the Central Highlands of the West Bank, 53 km north of Jerusalem. It covers the area around the city of Nablus which serves as the ''muhfaza'' (seat) of the governorate. The governor of the district is Mahmoud Aloul. History During the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman period, the region later forming the Nablus Governorate belonged to Nablus Sanjak, Jabal Nablus. Like other regions of Nablus' peripheral hinterland, it followed the provincial center, led by a closely knit web of economic, social and political relations between Nablus’ urban notables and the city’s surroundings. With the help of Rural notables (Palestine), rural trading partners, these urban notables established trading Monopoly, monopolies that transformed Jabal Nablus’ Autarky, autarkic economy into an export-driven market, shipping vast quantities of cash crops and finished goods to off-shore Market (economics), markets. Increas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjak Of Nablus
The Nablus Sanjak (; ) was an administrative area that existed throughout Ottoman rule in the Levant (1517–1917). It was administratively part of the Damascus Eyalet until 1864 when it became part of Syria Vilayet and then the Beirut Vilayet in 1888. History Early Ottoman rule In the 1596- daftar, the Sanjak of Nablus contained the following subdivisions and villages/towns: Nahiya Jabal Shami * Tayasir, 'Aqqaba, Tammun, Tubas, Sir, Talluza, Fandaqumiya, Jaba, Burqa, Zawata,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 125 Ijnisinya, Rama, Ajjah, Attil, Kafr Rumman, Shufa, Beit Lid, Saffarin, YasidHütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 126 Kufeir, Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Ramin, Zemer, Anabta, Bal'a, Qabatiya, Al-Judeida,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 127 Arraba, Yabad, Kufeirit, Burqin, Asira ash-Shamaliya, Kafr Qud, Mirka, Siris, Meithalun, Kafr al-Labad, Sanur,Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 128 Sebastia, Nisf Jubeil, Qusin, Silat ad-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim, Nablus
Salim () is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located six kilometers east of Nablus and is a part of the Nablus Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Salim had a population of 6,266 inhabitants in 2017. Location Salim is located east of Nablus. It is bordered by Beit Dajan to the east, Deir al Hatab to the north and west, Beit Dajan and Beit Furik to the south. History The village is ancient with foundations of houses. The village has been populated in Early Bronze I, Iron Age II, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad and Crusader/Ayyubid eras. In 1882, traces of ruins, cisterns, a ruined tank, and a cemetery of rock-cut tombs were noted. Salim dates back to the Middle Bronze Age. It was near the ancient Canaanite and later Israelite town of Shechem. Salem was large and ancient Samaritan village. According to Samaritan tradition, Salim was founded by the biblical figure of Jared son of Mahalalel, and this is where 4t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maqam (shrine)
A maqām () is a Muslims, Muslim shrine constructed at a site linked to a religious figure or Wali, saint, commonly found in the Levant (or ''al-Shām),'' which comprises the present-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Israel. It is usually a funeral construction, commonly cubic-shaped and topped with a dome. The cult for holy sites in Islamic Syria heightened during the 12th and 13th centuries, particularly under Zengid dynasty, Zangid and Ayyubid dynasty, Ayyubid rule. Historians attribute this surge to the political climate, notably the Crusades and the Muslim reconquest of the region. Funded by rulers and the elite, these shrines functioned as points of piety, attracting individuals from different levels of society, generating employment opportunities, and contributing to economic growth. During this period, as demand increased, more sanctuaries emerged, some repurposed from Jewish and Christian holy sites, others built upon newly discovered tombs and relics, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Robinson (scholar)
Edward Robinson (April 10, 1794 – January 27, 1863) was an American biblical scholar known for his magnum opus, ''Biblical Researches in Palestine'', the first major work in biblical geography and biblical archaeology, which earned him the epithets "Father of Biblical Geography" and "Founder of Modern Palestinology." He studied in the United States and Germany, centers of biblical scholarship and exploration of the Bible as history. He translated scriptural works from classical languages as well as German translations. His ''Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament'' (1836; last revision, 1850) became a standard authority in the United States and was reprinted several times in Great Britain. Biography Robinson was born in Southington, Connecticut, and raised on a farm. His father was a minister in the Congregational Church of the town for four decades. Robinson taught at schools in East Haven and Farmington in 1810–11 to earn money for college. He attended Hamilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akçe
The ''akçe'' or ''akça'' (anglicized as ''akche'', ''akcheh'' or ''aqcha''; ; , , in Europe known as '' asper'') was a silver coin mainly known for being the chief monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire. It was also used in other states including the Anatolian Beyliks, the Aq Qoyunlu, and the Crimean Khanate. The basic meaning of the word is "silver" or "silver money", deriving from the Turkish word () and the diminutive suffix . Three s were equal to one . One-hundred and twenty 's equalled one . Later after 1687 the ' became the main unit of account, replacing the . In 1843, the silver ' was joined by the gold lira in a bimetallic system. Its weight fluctuated; one source estimates it between 1.15 and 1.18 grams. The name ' originally referred to a silver coin but later the meaning changed and it became a synonym for money. The mint in Novo Brdo, a fortified mining town in the Serbian Despotate rich with gold and silver mines, began to strike ' in 1441 when it was captur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslim
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the last Islamic prophet. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Injeel (Gospel). These earlier revelations are associated with Judaism and Christianity, which are regarded by Muslims as earlier versions of Islam. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices attributed to Muhammad (''sunnah'') as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). With an estimated population of almost 2 billion followers, Muslims comprise around 26% of the world's total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenistic Period
In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year, which eliminated the last major Hellenistic kingdom. Its name stems from the Ancient Greek word ''Hellas'' (, ''Hellás''), which was gradually recognized as the name for Greece, from which the modern historiographical term ''Hellenistic'' was derived. The term "Hellenistic" is to be distinguished from "Hellenic" in that the latter refers to Greece itself, while the former encompasses all the ancient territories of the period that had come under significant Greek influence, particularly the Hellenized Middle East, after the conquests of Alexander the Great. After the Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liwa (Arabic)
Liwa (, , "ensign" or "banner") has developed various meanings in Arabic: *a banner, in all senses (flag, advertising banner, election publicity banner, etc.) *a district; see also: banner (administrative division) *a level of military unit with its own ensign, now used as the equivalent to brigade *an officer commanding a number of ''liwa'' units, now equivalent to a major general In Turkish, liva (, ''livâ'') was used interchangeably with ''sanjak'' to describe the secondary administrative divisions into which the provinces of the Ottoman Empire were divided. After the fall of the empire, the term was used in the Arab countries formerly under Ottoman rule. It was gradually replaced by other terms like ''qadaa'' and '' mintaqa'' and is now defunct. It is only used occasionally in Syria to refer to the Hatay Province, ceded by the French mandate of Syria to Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
