Beit Amin () is a
Palestinian village in the
Qalqilya Governorate in the western
West Bank
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
, located south of
Qalqilya
Qalqilya or Qalqiliya () is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, which serves as the administrative center of the Qalqilya Governorate. The city had a population of 51,683 in 2017. Qalqilya is surrounded by the Israeli West Bank barrier, Israeli We ...
. According to the
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,279 inhabitants in 2017.
Location
Beit Amin is located 8.35 km south-east of
Qalqiliya. It is bordered by
Sanniriya to the east, ''Al Mudawwar'' and ''‘Izbat al Ashqar'' to the south, ''‘Izbat Salman'' to the west, and
‘Azzun ‘Atma to the north.
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History
In 1882 the PEF's '' Survey of Western Palestine'' noted ''Khurbet Beit Yemin'' (under "Archæology"): "Walls, cistern
A cistern (; , ; ) is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydraulic plaster.
Cisterns are disti ...
s and rock-cut tomb."
British Mandate
The village passed to British control they defeated the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
in World War 1. The village was administered under the British Mandate for Palestine
The Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations mandate for British Empire, British administration of the territories of Mandatory Palestine, Palestine and Emirate of Transjordan, Transjordanwhich had been Ottoman Syria, part of the Ottoman ...
until 1948.
Jordanian Era
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Beit Amin came under Jordanian rule.
Post-1967
Since the Six-Day War
The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states, primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan from 5 to 10June ...
in 1967, Beit Amin has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, about 29.2% of village land was classified as Area B, the remainding 70.8% as Area C. Israel has confiscated land from Beit Amin, ‘Azzun ‘Atma and Mas-ha in order to construct the Israeli settlement
Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively of Israeli Jews, Jewish identity or ethni ...
of Shi'ar Tikvah. In addition, the Israeli West Bank barrier will isolate some of Beit Amins village land behind the wall.Beit Amin's village profile
ARIJ, 2013, pp. 15-16
References
Bibliography
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External links
Welcome to Beit Amin*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14
IAA Wikimedia commonsBeit Amin village (fact sheet)
Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
Beit Amin village profile
ARIJ
Beit Amin, aerial photo
ARIJ
Development Priorities and Needs in Beit Amin
ARIJ
Subterranean Wells of Jayyus and Beit Amin villages in Qalqiliya governorate-swamped with waste dumped by Israeli settlers
12, February, 2007, ARIJ
{{Qalqilya Governorate
Qalqilya Governorate
Villages in the West Bank
Municipalities of Palestine