al-Kum
al-Kum | |
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Village council (from 1996) | |
• Head of Municipality | Musharraf Rajoub[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,000 dunams (7.0 km2 or 2.7 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,464 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Kh. el Kôm: the ruin of heaps[3] Kh. el Mûrak: the ruin the leafy place[4] Beit Makdûm: the house of Makdûm, personal name[5] |
Al-Kum (
History
Ottoman period
Early
In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Palestine found at Kh. el Kôm "traces of ruins and caves on a white hill-top." It further described it as "rather a large ruin."[9] Khurbet el Murak was described as "caves and two large foundations",[10] while at Beit Makdûm they noted "cisterns, caves, foundations, and walls, apparently an old site."[11]
British Mandate era
At the time of the 1931 census of Palestine the populations of Kh. el Kum and Kh. Muraq were counted under Dura.[12]
Jordanian era
After the
Post-1967
After the 1967 Six-Day War, the Al-Kum area (together with the rest of the West Bank) has been under Israeli occupation.
The modern Al-Kum village was formed as a result of a 1995 merger between the villages of al-Kum, al-Muwarraq, Beit Maqdum and Humsa, with al-Kum being the largest and in the middle of the latter three. Al-Kum and Beit Maqdum were founded sometime in the early 19th century during
The primary health care facilities for the village are at al-Kum designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1. Close by is Deir Sammit where the primary healthcare facilities are at level 2.[14]
References
- Jerusalem Media and Communications Center(JMCC).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 400
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 401
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 389
- ^ Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem(ARIJ). 2009.
- ^ In 932AH/1525-1526CE, 970AH/1562-1573CE and 1005AH/1596-1597CE
- ^ Toledano, 1984, p. 302, has Bayt Makhdum/Bayt Maqdum at location 34°58′00″E 31°32′10″N
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 358
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 360
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 324
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 29
- ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 23
- ^ West Bank Health care Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Toledano, E. (1984). "The Sanjaq of Jerusalem in the Sixteenth Century: Aspects of Topography and Population". Archivum Ottomanicum. 9: 279–319.
External links
- Welcome to Kh. Bayt Maqdum
- Beit Maqdum, Welcome to Palestine
- Al-Kum, Welcome to Palestine
- Mowaraq, Welcome to Palestine
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Al Kum-Al Muwaraq-Beit Maqdum-Humsa village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
- Al Kum, Al Muwarraq, Beit Maqdum, Humsa village profile, ARIJ
- Al Kum aerial photo, ARIJ
- The priorities and needs for development in Al Kum, Al Muwarraq, Humsa and Beit Maqdum villages based on the communities and local authorities’ assessment, ARIJ