Telfit
| Telfit | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | تلفت |
| • Also spelled |
Tilfit (official) Khirbet Telfit (unofficial) |
  Telfit | |
| Coordinates: 32°24′4″N 35°20′25″E / 32.40111°N 35.34028°ECoordinates: 32°24′4″N 35°20′25″E / 32.40111°N 35.34028°E | |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Development Committee |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 238 |
| Name meaning | "The Ruin of Telfit"[1] |
Telfit (Arabic: تلفت; Khirbet Telfit or Tilfit) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank, located southeast of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the village had a population of 238 in 2007.[2]
Situated on an isolated tell in the Zababdeh Valley, Telfit has an elevation of 390 meters above sea level.[3] Nearby localities include Kufeir to the south, Zababdeh to the southwest, Qabatiya to the west, Umm at-Tut to the north, Jalqamus and al-Mughayyir to the northeast and Raba to the southeast. The principal water source is Ein Ginai, 6 kilometers to the west and there are 35 cisterns in the village. In 1980 Telfit's built-up area consisted of 15 dunams.[3]
History
The northern and westerns parts of Telfit contain ruins dating to the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods between the 5th-8th centuries. Ancient building material is used in some of the houses.[3]
The Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine noted in 1881 that the place (then called "Khurbet Telfit") had modern masonry.[4]
References
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 202
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p. 105.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Zertal, 2007, p. 122.
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, p. 240
Bibliography
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- 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.
- Zertal, Adam (2007). The Manasseh Hill Country Survey 2. Boston: BRILL. ISBN 9004163697.
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