Deir Ballut
Deir Ballut | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | دير بلّوط |
• Also spelled | Dayr Ballout (official) Deir al-Ballut (unofficial) |
Location of Deir Ballut within the Palestinian Territories | |
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Governorate | Salfit |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2007) | |
• Jurisdiction | 3,195 |
Name meaning | "Monastery (or Convent) of the Oak"[1] |
Deir Ballut (Arabic: دير بلّوط) is a Palestinian town located in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, 41 kilometers (25 mi) south west of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 3,195 in 2007.[2]
History
Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi records in 1226, while Deir Ballut was under Mamluk rule, "Deir al-Ballut was a village of district around ar-Ramla."[3] In the 1882 "Survey of Western Palestine", the village was described as "a small village, partly ruinous, but evidently once a place of greater importance, with rock-cut tombs. The huts are principally of stone. The water supply is from wells."[4] To the west of the village are rock-tombs, from a Christian age.[5]
Deir Ballut was the site of minor engagement between Turkish and British troops on the March 12, 1918.
References
Bibliography
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External links
- Welcome To Dayr Ballut
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- New Colonial Activity in Deir Ballut Village - Salfit District 12, March, 2000, ARIJ
- War against trees and sheep 10, March, 2004, ARIJ
- Israeli brought wild pigs destroy tens of dunums in Deir Ballut plain 30, July, 2006, ARIJ
- Kfar Ad Dik and Deir Ballut in Salfit Governorate receive New Land confiscation Order 10, January, 2007, ARIJ
- Deir Ballut's fruitful olive trees cut for Wall Constructions 03, March, 2007, ARIJ
- New Military Orders to Halt Construction of Seven Palestinian Houses in the Village of Deir Ballut 01, October, 2007, ARIJ
- The Israeli Army to demolish an under-construction school in Deir Ballut Village 14, February, 2008, ARIJ
- New house demolition orders in Deir Ballut village 19, June, 2008, ARIJ
- Palestinian homes due to be demolished over 'lack of permits' pretext in Deir Ballut Village 22, September, 2010, ARIJ