Khirbet Sir
Khirbet Sir | ||
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Governorate Qalqilya | | |
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| • Type | Municipality | |
| Population (2017)[1] | ||
| • Total | 645 | |
| Name meaning | The ruin of the fold[2] | |
Khirbet Sir (
Following its destruction and abandonment due to 16th-century local conflict, Khirbet Sir was likely resettled in the early 20th century by people from Hajjah.[3] In 2017, it was home to 645 residents.[1]
History
Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here.[4]
Ottoman era
Sir was incorporated into the
The village was destroyed and abandoned as a result of a local conflict in the 16th century.[6]
In 1882 the
Modern era
It is likely that Khirbet Sir was resettled in the early 20th century by individuals from Hajjah. In 1931, it was listed as a khirbet (temporal settlement) of Hajjah.[3]
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Sir came under Jordanian rule.
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 235 inhabitants in Kh. Sir.[8]
After the Six-Day War in 1967, Sir has been under Israeli occupation.
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Khirbet Sir 1943 1:20,000 -
Khirbet Sir 1945 1:250,000
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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 186
- ^ a b Grossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies. Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 346
- ^ Dauphin, 1998, pp. 798–9
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 140
- ^ Grossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies. Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 346
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 198
- ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 25
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. 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).
- 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.
- 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.
External links
- Welcome To Kh. Sir
- Jayyus Town (including Khirbet Sir) (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
- Jayyus Town Profile (including Khirbet Sir Locality), ARIJ
- Khirbet Sir, aerial photo, ARIJ
- Development priorities and needs in Jayyus (including Khirbet Sir Locality), ARIJ
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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