Rabud

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Rabud
Other transcription(s)
  Arabic ﺩﺍﺒﺭ
  Also spelled Khirbet Rabud (official)
Rabud
Location of Rabud within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°26′0″N 35°1′0″E / 31.43333°N 35.01667°E / 31.43333; 35.01667Coordinates: 31°26′0″N 35°1′0″E / 31.43333°N 35.01667°E / 31.43333; 35.01667
Governorate Hebron
Government
  Type Village Council (from 1993)
  Head of Municipality Muhammad Huraibat[1]
Area
  Jurisdiction 2,200 dunams (2.2 km2 or 0.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Jurisdiction 2,262

Rabud (Arabic: ﺩﺍﺒﺭ, also spelled Khirbet Rabud) is a Palestinian village in the southern West Bank, part of the Hebron Governorate, located 13 kilometers southwest of Hebron and about 5 km northwest of as-Samu. Rabud had a population of 2,262 in the 2007 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).[2] The principal families are the Huraibat, Quteinah, al-Uqela and Shanan.[3]

According to research by the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem, Rabud's history dates back to the Canaanite period in Palestine, but that the modern inhabitants of the village migrated from the Arabian Peninsula. A village council was established by the Palestinian National Authority in 1993 to administer Rabud's civil affairs and provide limited municipal services.[3] There is currently one mosque, Salah ad-Din Mosque, which serves the village.

References

  1. Rabud Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC).
  2. 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Rabud Village Profile. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2009.
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