Beit Awwa
| Beit Awwa | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بيت عوّا |
| • Also spelled |
Khirbet Beit 'Awwa (official) Bayt 'Awwa (unofficial) |
  Beit Awwa | |
| Coordinates: 31°30′30.90″N 34°57′00.96″E / 31.5085833°N 34.9502667°ECoordinates: 31°30′30.90″N 34°57′00.96″E / 31.5085833°N 34.9502667°E | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 470 dunams (0.5 km2 or 0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 8,064 |
| Name meaning | "House of Joe" |
Beit Awwa (Arabic: بيت عوّا) is a Palestinian town in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank, located 22 kilometers west of Hebron and 4 kilometers west of Dura. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Awwa had a population of 8,064 inhabitants in 2007.[1] Its total land area is 470 dunams, 30% of it lands before 1948; due to the town's proximity Green Line hundreds of dunams are a part of modern-day Israel.[2]
The two prominent clans of Beit Awwa are Salam and Sewiti. The latter migrated to the area from ar-Ramtha, Jordan.[3][4]
After the 1967 six day war Beit Awwa was completely destroyed.[5] Moshe Dayan claimed the destruction was carried out under the orders of an officer who wished to expel the residents, Brigadier General Uzi Narkis claimed the credit for the action.[6] Apart from that,Beit Awwa is considered a stronghold for Hamas. Several people fell martyres by the Israelis because of their resistance to the occupation.
References
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.119.
- ↑ The Town of Beit Awwa: A Brief Land Research Center. 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Beit Awwa Palestine Remembered. (Arabic)
- ↑ Palestine Remembered English
- ↑ UN Doc A/8389 of 5 October 1971. Para 57. in the Sunday Times (London) on 11 October 1970, where reference is made not only to the villages of Jalou, Beit Nuba, and Imwas, also referred to by the Special Committee in its first report, but in addition to villages like Surit, Beit Awwa, Beit Mirsem and El-Shuyoukh in the Hebron area and Jiflik, Agarith and Huseirat, in the Jordan Valley. The Special Committee has ascertained that all these villages have been completely destroyed. Para 58. the village of Nebi Samwil was in fact destroyed by Israeli armed forces on March 22, 1971.
- ↑ Segev, Tom (2007) 1967 Israel, The War and the Year that Transformed the Middle East Little Brown ISBN 978-0-316-72478-4 p 406
External links
- 'Awwa.pdf Beit 'Awwa Village (Fact Sheet)
- 'Awwa_pr_en.pdf Beit ‘Awwa Village Profile
- 'Awwa%20Areal%20Photo.jpg Beit 'Awwa Areal photo
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