Ein Yabrud
| Ein Yabrud | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عين يبرود |
| • Also spelled |
'Ein Yabrud (official) Ayn Yabrood (unofficial) |
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  Ein Yabrud | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′51″N 35°14′55″E / 31.94750°N 35.24861°ECoordinates: 31°56′51″N 35°14′55″E / 31.94750°N 35.24861°E | |
| Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Awni Hasan Sha'ib |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 11,488 dunams (11.5 km2 or 4.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 3,000 |
Ein Yabrud (Arabic: عين يبرود) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately 7 km northeast of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is 800 m. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) the town had a population of 3,000 in 2007.[1] It is the home village of Hamas military commander Maher Udda.[2]
Land confiscation
Jordan confiscated lands of Ein Yabrud and nearby Silwad for the construction of a military camp before the Six Day War.[3] The Jordanian buildings formed the initial basis of the Israeli settlement of Ofra founded in 1975.[3] Plans for further expansion of Ofra in this land in 2011 resulted in legal challenges and public dispute.[3] Land belonging to the villages has be used to construct hundreds of houses in the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Ofra.[4]
References
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- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.114.
- ↑ Israel arrests Hamas leader March 15, 2010, Al Jazeera
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 State moves to expand settlement on Palestinian land confiscated by Jordan
- ↑ Akiva Eldar 's 'Ulpana neighborhood is built on years of land theft and forgery,' at Haaretz, 24 April, 2012.
Bibliography
- le Strange, Guy (1890), Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500, Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, (p. 550)
