ar-Rihiya
| ar-Rihiya | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | ريحيا |
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| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 3,949 |
| Name meaning | Possibly "The coiled-up snake"[1] |
Ar-Rihiya (Arabic: ريحيا) is a Palestinian town located six kilometers southwest of Hebron. The town is in the Hebron Governorate southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 3,949 in 2007.[2]
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History
Ottoman era
French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place in 1863, which he called Khirbet el-Harayeh. Local fellahins inhabited ancient underground storage areas.[3]
In 1883, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described the place as being a "large ruin with caves and cisterns, appears to be an ancient site".[4]
British Mandate era
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, 'Al Rihiyeh had a population 231, all Muslims[5] This had increased slightly at the time of the 1931 census to 243 Muslims, in 38 houses.[6]
In 1945 the population of Ar-Rihiya was 330 Arabs, who owned 2,659 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[7] 136 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 1,093 for cereals,[8] while 25 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ According to Palmer, 1881, p. 405, the name might also come from "A millstone", or "A plot of ground, about a mile square, above the water level".
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.119.
- ↑ Guérin, 1869, pp. 211 -212
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 377
- ↑ Barron, 1923, Table V, Sub-district of Hebron, p. 10
- ↑ Mills, 1932, p. 33
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 50
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 94
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 144
Bibliography
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External links
- SWP map 21, IAA
- SWP map 21, Wikimedia commons
- Welcome To al-Rihiya
- Ar Rihiya Village (Fact Sheet)
- Ar Rihiya Village Profile
- Ar Rihiya VillageArea Photo
- The priorities and needs for development in Ar Rihiya village based on the community and local authorities’ assessment
