Dura al-Qar'
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| Dura al-Qar' | |
| Arabic | دورا القرع |
| Government | Village Council |
| Also Spelled | Dura al-Qari' (officially)
Dura al-Qari'a (unofficially) |
| Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
| Population | 2,740 (2006) |
| Jurisdiction | 4,016 dunams (4.0 km²) |
Dura al-Qar' (Arabic: دورا القرع) is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located four kilometers northeast of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Dura al-Qar' had a population of 2,740 inhabitants in 2006.[1]
The town's total land area is 4,016 dunams, of which 2,891 dunams have been confiscated by Israel mostly for the purpose of building a by-pass road. According to Dura al-Qar's village council, 142 families have been directly affected by the confiscations and 58% of the the town's population depend on those lands as main sources of income.[2] Nearby towns include Jifna to the north and Ein Yabrud to the east and Beitin to the south.
Dura al-Qar's archaeological history dates back to the Roman Empire, due to excavations of Roman pools, canals and burial tombs. Several restorations have been carried out to protect these sites as conservation areas. The village has a traditional irrigation system and receives water from seven springs and eight irrigation pools.
On August 14, 1995, a Kheir Abdel Hafid Qassem, a 24-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead by an Israeli settler while he and about a 100 other residents of Dura al-Qar' were attempting to drive away settlers by tearing down Israeli canvas shelters and cinder-block buildings outside of the village.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Schemes for a Bypass Road Threaten Dura Al Qar's Agricultural and Archaeological Valley Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2000-03-29.
- ^ Settlers' Gunfire Kills Palestinian at West Bank Protest Greenberg, Joel. The New York Times. 1995-08-14.
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