Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa
Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa | |
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Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,859 |
Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa (
Etymology
According to Palmer, the name Deir el ’Asl means "the monastery of honey".[2]
History
Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here.[3]
Ottoman era
In 1838, a Deir el-'Asl was noted as a place "in ruins or deserted," part of the area between the mountains and
In 1863 Victor Guérin noted "considerable ruins" at Khirbet Deir el-A'sal. There were ruined houses at each step he walked, and he found cisterns, silos and underground stores, dug into the rock, "probably dating back to ancient times".[6]
In 1883, the
British Mandate era
At the time of the 1931 census of Palestine the population of the village, called Kh. Der el Asal el Gharbiya, was counted under Dura.[8]
Jordanian era
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa came under Jordanian rule.
In 1961, the population of Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa was 282.[9]
1967, aftermath
After the Six-Day War, Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa has been under Israeli occupation.
In March 2013, Yusef a-Shawamreh, a 14-year-old from the village, who went with two others through the
Footnotes
- ^ 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. 392
- ^ Dauphin, 1998, p. 963
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p. 6
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 117
- ^ Guérin, 1869, pp. 346-347: "...nous avons a notre droite des ruines considérables, dont le nom est Khirbet Deir el-A'sal. Elle sont disséminées sur les flancs et sur plateau d'une petite montagne rocheuse. En les explorant, je heurte a chaque pas, au milieu de broussailles plus on moins épaisses, des vestiges d'habitations détruites. Des citernes, des silos et des magasins souterrains, creusés dans le roc, remontent vraisemblablement à une haute antiquité."
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 328
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 30
- ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 22
- ^ Nothing short of a war crime Mar. 28, 2014 Haaretz
- ^ The bitter anniversary of Yusuf Shawamreh’s death
- ^ Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in southern West Bank
- ^ WhatsApp messages show Israeli soldiers knew they were about to kill a child, 21 June 2015, Patrick Strickland
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.
- ISBN 0-860549-05-4.
- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
- Guérin, V. (1869). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 1: Judee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- 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.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
- ISBN 965-208-107-8. (p. 110)
External links
- Welcome to Dayr al-'Asal al-Fuqa
- Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
- Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa village profile, ARIJ
- Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa Village aerial photo, ARIJ
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons