Abasan al-Kabira
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Abasan al-Kabira | |
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City | |
• Head of Municipality | Mustafah Alshawaf |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 26,767 |
Abasan al-Kabira (
According to the 2017 census conducted by the
History
The site of the city was inhabited in the
Archaeological findings in Abasan al-Kabira include a Greek dedication depicted in a mosaic. The mosaic, measuring approximately 9x4 meters, also displays geometrical and floral patterns, birds, cups filled with fruits, and parts of a plaited band.[2]
Ottoman era
Abasan appeared in the 1596
In 1886, Abasan al-Kabera was described as a small flourishing village, built of stone. Four ancient white marble pedestals had been excavated at the village site, three remained.[4]
British mandate era
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Abassan (presumably both Abasan al-Kabira and Abasan al-Saghira), located in Gaza Subdistrict, had a population of 695; all Muslims,[5] increasing in the 1931 census to 1144, still all Muslim, in 186 houses.[6]
In the 1945 statistics the two Abasans were still counted together, and had a population of 2,230, all Muslims,[7] with 16,084 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey.[8] Of this, 92 dunams were for plantations and irrigable land, 15,616 used for cereals,[9] while 69 dunams were built up (urban) land.[10]
1948, and aftermath
While under control of
References
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ISBN 978-3-11-033767-9, retrieved 2024-02-25
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 150
- ^ Schumacher, 1886, pp. 191-192
- ^ Barron, 1923, Table V, Sub-district of Gaza, p. 8
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 2
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31 Archived 2020-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 86 Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 136 Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UN Doc S/1459[permanent dead link] of 20 February 1950 Report of the Mixed Armistice Commission
Bibliography
- Barron, J.B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
- Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945.
- Hadawi, S. (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center. Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- .
External links
- Welcome To 'Abasan al-Kabir
- Abasan al-Kabera (Arabic language)
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