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Qabalan
Qabalan ( ar, قبلان) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 7,130 inhabitants in 2007. British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, ''Qabalan'' had a population of 771 Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census to 936 Muslims, in 207 houses.Mills, 1932, p63/ref> In the 1945 statistics Qabalan had a population of 1,310, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p19/ref> with 8,290 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 3,948 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 2,383 were used for cereals, while 72 dunams were built-up land. Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Qabalan came under Jordanian rule. The Jordanian census of 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talfit
Talfit ( ar, تلفيت) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, it had a population of 2,824 in 2007. 1967-present After the Six-Day War in 1967, Talfit has been under Israeli occupation. After the 1995 accords, 97% of the village land is classified as Area B land, while the remaining 3% is Area C. References Bibliography * * * * * * * * * * * External linksWelcome To Talfit*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: IAA Talfit Village Profile |
Yatma
Yatma ( ar, يتما) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 15 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,981 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. Location Yatma is located 12.4 km south of Nablus. It is bordered by Qabalan to the east and south, Beita to the north, Yasuf and As Sawiya to the west. History Pottery sherds from the Iron Age II, Persian, Hellenistic/ Roman and the Crusader/Ayyubid eras have been found here.Finkelstein et al, 1997, p. 639 It has been suggested that this was the place of origin of ''Dosthai'' of ''Kefar Iathma'', and that it was the ''Eincheitem'' of the Crusader period. Sherds from the Mamluk era has also been found here. Ottoman era In 1517, the village was included in the Ottoman empire with the rest of Palestine, and in the 1596 tax-records it appeared as ''Yitma'', located in the ''Nahiya'' of Jabal Qubal of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nablus Sanjak
The Nablus Sanjak ( ar, سنجق نابلس; tr, Nablus Sancağı) 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/town: Nahiya Jabal Sami *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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Sawiya
As-Sawiya ( ar, الساويه) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 18 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,301 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. Location As-Sawiya is located 15km south of Nablus. It is bordered by Talfit and Qaryut to the east, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya to the south, Iskaka and Al Lubban ash Sharqiya to the west, and Yatma, Qabalan and Yasuf to the north. History At the village site, sherds from IA II (8th and 7th century BCE), the Persian or the early Hellenistic period, Crusader era/ Ayyubid dynasty, Mamluk and early Ottoman era have been found. In the 12th and 13th centuries, during the Crusader era, As-Sawiya was inhabited by Muslims, according to Ḍiyāʼ al-Dīn. He also noted that followers of Ibn Qudamah lived here. Ottoman era As-Sawiya was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurish
Jurish ( ar, جُريش) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 27 kilometers Southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,384 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. Location Jurish is a located southeast of Nablus. It is bordered by ''Tal al Khashabe'' to the east, Aqraba to the north, Qabalan to the north and west, Talfit to the west, and Qusra and Majdal Bani Fadil to the south. History Sherds from the Early Bronze, Middle Bronze, Iron Age I, IA II, Hellenistic and the Roman era have been found here.Finkelstein et al, 1997, p. 759 It has been suggested that Jurish was the birthplace of the rebel leader Simeon Bar-Giora, and that the place was later destroyed by the Roman general Vespasian. Conder and Kitchener remarked that to the north-east of Jurish was "a sacred place," adding that the site "appears to be the ancient ''Capharetæa'' (''Kefr 'Atya''), a Sama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osarin
Osarin ( ar, أُوصرين) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 16 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,630 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. Location Osarin is located south of Nablus. It is bordered by Aqraba to the east, Beita to the north and west, and Qabalan to the south. History Shards from Iron Age II, Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk eras have been found here.Finkelstein et al., 1997, p. 713 Ottoman era Shards from the early Ottoman era have been found here. In 1596 the village appeared in Ottoman tax registers under the name of ‘’Usarin’’, and as being in the ''nahiya'' of Jabal Qubal in the ''liwa'' of Nablus. It had a population of 10 households and 4 bachelors, all Muslim. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 33,3 % on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beita, Nablus
Beita ( ar, بيتا, translation: "Home") is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank located southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 9,709 in 2007. increasing at the time of the 1931 census to 1,194, still all Muslim, in 286 houses.Mills, 1932, p60/ref> In the 1945 statistics Beita had a population of 1,580 Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p18/ref> with 17,542 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 5,666 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 6,916 used for cereals, while 76 dunams were built-up land. Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Beita came under annexed Jordanian rule. At the beginning of 1930s Shaikh Rezeq Abdelrazeq Elyan Open the first school in Beita Al-Tahta and it was names (Beita National School) and the student from beit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nablus Governorate
The Nablus Governorate ( ar, محافظة نابلس ') 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. During the first six months of the First Intifada 85 people were killed in Nablus Governorate by the Israeli army. This was the highest total of all the West Bank Governorates.B'Tselem information sheet July 1989. p. 4pdf/ref> Municipalities Cities *Nablus Towns The following localities have populations over 4,000 and municipal councils of 11-15 members. * Aqraba *Asira ash-Shamaliya * Beita *Huwara *Jammain *Qabalan * Sebastia *Beit Furik Village councils The following localities have populations above 1,000 and village councils of 3 to 9 members. *Asira al-Qibliya *Azmut *Awarta * Al-Badhan *Balata al-Balad * Beit Dajan * Beit Hasan *Beit Iba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liwa (Arabic)
Liwa, or () () 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 ''Liwa'' was used interchangeably with the Turkish term '' sanjak'' in the time of the Ottoman Empire. 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 ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the main Islamic prophet. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (''sunnah'') as recorded in traditional accounts ('' hadith''). With an estimated population of almost 1.9 billion followers as of 2020 year estimation, Muslims comprise more than 24.9% of the world's total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each continental landmass stands at: 45% of Africa, 25% of Asia and Oceania (collectively), 6% of Europe, and 1% of the Americas. Additionally, in subdivided geographical regions, the figure stands at: 91% of the Middle East–North Africa, 90% of Central Asia, 65% of the Caucasus, 42% of South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defter
A ''defter'' (plural: ''defterler'') was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire. Description The information collected could vary, but ''tahrir defterleri'' typically included details of villages, dwellings, household heads (adult males and widows), ethnicity/religion (because these could affect tax liabilities/exemptions), and land use. The defter-i hakâni was a land registry, also used for tax purposes. Each town had a defter and typically an officiator or someone in an administrative role to determine whether the information should be recorded. The officiator was usually some kind of learned man who had knowledge of state regulations. The defter was used to record family interactions such as marriage and inheritance. These records are useful for historians because such information allows for a more in-depth understanding of land ownership among Ottomans. This is particularly helpful when attempting to study the daily affairs of Ottoman citizens. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Palestine
The history of Palestine is the study of the past in the region of Palestine, also known as the Land of Israel and the Holy Land, defined as the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River (where Israel and Palestine are today). Strategically situated between three continents, Palestine has a tumultuous history as a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics. Palestine is the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, and has been controlled by many kingdoms and powers, including Ancient Egypt, Ancient Israel and Judah, the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great and his successors, the Hasmoneans, the Roman Empire, several Muslim Caliphates, and the Crusaders. In modern times, the area was ruled by the Ottoman Empire, then the United Kingdom and since 1948 it has been divided into Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Overview The region of Palestine/Land of Israel was among the earliest in the world to see human habitation, agricultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
