Misilyah
| Misilyah | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مسلية |
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  Misilyah Location of Misilyah within the Palestinian Territories | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′12.45″N 35°17′16.58″E / 32.3867917°N 35.2879389°ECoordinates: 32°23′12.45″N 35°17′16.58″E / 32.3867917°N 35.2879389°E | |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 2,252 |
Misilyah (Arabic: مسلية) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located 14 kilometers south of the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,252 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1] The main agricultural crops cultivated in Misilya are olives, grapes, figs, and vegetables. Roman and Islamic ruins have been found in the village.
On 17 January 2016 a 21 year old resident of Masliya was shot dead by Israeli soldiers.[2]
References
- ↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ Ma'an 17/1/2016 Ha'aretz 17/1/2016
Bibliography
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- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922 (PDF). Government of Palestine.
- Conder, C. R. (1881). "Meselieh". Quarterly statement - Palestine Exploration Fund 13: 194–195. (pp. 194-5)
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (p. 156-157)
- Guérin, Victor (1874). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 2: Samarie, pt. 1. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale. (p. 344)
- Hadawi, Sami (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas (PDF). Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- 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. (p. 188)
External links
- Welcome to Misilya, Palestine remembered
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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