Nisf Jubeil
Nisf Jubeil | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | لﻴﺒﺠ ﻑﺼِﻨ |
• Also spelled | Nisf Jbeil (official) Nisf Jubayl (unofficial) |
Nifs Jubeil, 1936
Nifs Jubeil, 1936
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Location of Nisf Jubeil within the Palestinian Territories | |
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Palestine grid | 170/187 |
Governorate | Nablus |
Government | |
• Type | Local Development Committee |
• Head of Municipality | Adil Barakat[1] |
Population (2007) | |
• Jurisdiction | 394 |
Name meaning | "The Watershed"[2] |
Nisf Jubeil (Arabic: لﻴﺒﺠ ﻑﺼِﻨ also spelled Nisf Jbeil or Nisf Jubayl) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, it had a population of 394 in 2007. There were a total of 83 households and 17 business establishments.[3]
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Geography
Nisf Jubeil is situated on a terrace along the Wadi Nib outlet of the Sebastiya Valley, with an approximate elevation of 400 meters above sea level. It is 2.5 kilometers east of the town of Sebastia.[4] Other nearby localities include Ijnisinya to the south, Yasid to the east and Beit Imrin to the north.[5] The nearby Ein Sharqiya spring serves as a source of water and there are 30 cisterns in the village.[4]
History
Ottoman era
In 1596, Nisf Jubeil appeared in Ottoman tax registers as "Jubayl", a village in the nahiya of Jabal Sami in the liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 30 Muslim households and 36 Christian households, and paid taxes on wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives.[6]
In 1838 there were approximately 200 Christians, including a priest living in the village.[7] Victor Guérin found an ancient sarcophage in Nisf Jubeil, used as a trough. He estimated there were 300 inhabitants, including some Christians.[8] In 1882, Nisf Jubeil was described as "A small village in an open valley, with a spring to the east and olives. Some of the inhabitants are Greek Christians."[9]
British Mandate period
In 1922 its population was 162 (including 88 Christians)[7][10] increasing to 210 (including 105 Christians[11]) in the 1931 census by the British Mandate of Palestine.[1]
Its total land area in 1945 was recorded as 5,054 dunams.[12]
1948-1967
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Nisf Jubeil came under Jordanian rule.
1967-present
After the Six-Day War in 1967, Nisf Jubeil has been under Israeli occupation. In 1979 Nisf Jubeil's built-up area amounted to 25 dunams. Its village center contained a few old houses, two Greek Orthodox churches and a mosque,[4] called the Nisf Jubeil Mosque.[13] The mayor of the village is currently Adil Barakat.[1] Nisf Jubeil has a mixed population of Christians and Muslims.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nisf Jubeil Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communication Center.
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 189
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p. 108
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Zertal, 2004, p. 451
- ↑ Map of Nisf Jubayl. Google Maps. Map depicts various localities surrounding Nisf Jubeil.
- ↑ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 129
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ellenblum, 2003, p. 249
- ↑ Guerin, 1875, p. 210
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 160
- ↑ Barron, 1923, Table IX, Sub-district of Nablus, p. 24
- ↑ Mills, 1932, p. 63
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 60
- ↑ Supplementary List of Moslem Holy Places in Palestine outside the area of Jerusalem. United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine. 1949-11-28.
- ↑ Saadeh, Youssef Jubran. Christianity in Nablus. Zajel. 2004-06-27.
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External links
- Welcome To Nisf Jubeil
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Nifs Jubeil, areal photo