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'''Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa''' ({{lang-ar|<big>دير العسل الفوقا</big>}}) is a [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] town located sixteen kilometers west of [[Hebron]].The town is in the [[Hebron Governorate]] Southern [[West Bank]]. According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], the town had a population of over 1,600 in 2007.<ref name="PCBS">[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1487.pdf 2007 PCBS Census] [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]]. p.118.</ref>
'''Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa''' ({{langx|ar|دير العسل الفوقا}}) is a [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] town located sixteen kilometers west of [[Hebron]].The town is in the [[Hebron Governorate]] Southern [[West Bank]]. According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], the town had a population of 1,859 in 2017.<ref name="PrelimCensus2017" />

==Etymology==
According to [[Edward Henry Palmer|Palmer]], the name ''Deir el ’Asl'' means "the monastery of honey".<ref>Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/392/mode/1up 392]</ref>

==History==
Ceramics from the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] era have been found here.<ref>Dauphin, 1998, p. 963</ref>

===Ottoman era===
In 1838, a ''Deir el-'Asl'' was noted as a place "in ruins or deserted," part of the area between the mountains and [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], but subject to the government of [[el-Khulil]].<ref name=Robinson6>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/n23/mode/1up 6]</ref><ref name=Robinson117>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/117/mode/1up 117]</ref>

In 1863 [[Victor Guérin]] noted "considerable ruins" at ''Khirbet Deir el-A'sal''. There were ruined houses at each step he walked, and he found [[cistern]]s, [[silo]]s and underground stores, dug into the rock, "probably dating back to ancient times".<ref>Guérin, 1869, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongog02gu#page/346/mode/1up 346]-347: "...nous avons a notre droite des ruines considérables, dont le nom est Khirbet Deir el-A'sal. Elle sont disséminées sur les flancs et sur plateau d'une petite montagne rocheuse. En les explorant, je heurte a chaque pas, au milieu de broussailles plus on moins épaisses, des vestiges d'habitations détruites. Des citernes, des silos et des magasins souterrains, creusés dans le roc, remontent vraisemblablement à une haute antiquité."</ref>

In 1883, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund|PEF]]'s [[PEF Survey of Palestine|Survey of Palestine]] found here "foundations, and heaps of stones, caves, [[cistern]]s, and a ruined chapel, apparently [[Byzantine empire|Byzantine]]."<ref name=SWP359>Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp03conduoft#page/328/mode/1up 328]</ref>

===British Mandate era===
At the time of the [[1931 census of Palestine]] the population of the village, called K''h. Der el Asal el Gharbiy''a, was counted under [[Dura, Hebron|Dura]].<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 30]</ref>

===Jordanian era===
In the wake of the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], and after the [[1949 Armistice Agreements]], Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa came under [[Jordan]]ian rule.

In 1961, the population of Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa was 282.<ref>Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p22.pdf 22]</ref>

===1967, aftermath===
After the [[Six-Day War]], Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa has been under [[Israeli occupation of the West Bank|Israeli occupation]].

In March 2013, Yusef a-Shawamreh, a 14-year-old from the village, who went with two others through the [[Israeli West Bank barrier]] near the village to pick [[Akub]] on part of his family's land west of the barrier, was shot to death by Israeli soldiers, stationed to prevent unauthorized passage through the barrier. According to an [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] investigation, a-Shawamreh and his partners made a hole in the fence before passing. After passing through the fence the soldiers called them to stop. When they tried to escape, the soldiers shot towards a-Shawamreh's leg but mistakenly hit his waist, causing his death. Therefore, the soldiers were not prosecuted. [[B'Tselem]] criticized this decision, claiming that a-Shawamreh was shot without warning, and that, in any event, the decision to put soldiers in ambush near the fence and shoot those who pass was illegal.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.582534 Nothing short of a war crime] Mar. 28, 2014 [[Haaretz]]</ref><ref>[http://mondoweiss.net/2015/03/bitter-anniversary-shawamrehs The bitter anniversary of Yusuf Shawamreh’s death]</ref><ref>[http://www.dci-palestine.org/update_israeli_forces_kill_palestinian_teen_in_southern_west_bank Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in southern West Bank]</ref><ref>[http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/patrick-strickland/whatsapp-messages-show-israeli-soldiers-knew-they-were-about-kill-child WhatsApp messages show Israeli soldiers knew they were about to kill a child], 21 June 2015, Patrick Strickland</ref>

==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite book|last1=Conder|first1=C.R.|authorlink1=Claude Reignier Conder|last2=Kitchener|first2=H.H.|authorlink2=Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|year=1883|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp03conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology|location=London|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]|volume=3}}
*{{cite book | last= Dauphin |first = C.|author-link= Claudine Dauphin| title = La Palestine byzantine, Peuplement et Populations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FC1mAAAAMAAJ |volume = III : Catalogue | series = BAR International Series 726 | year = 1998 | publisher = Archeopress | location = Oxford|language =French|isbn= 0-860549-05-4}}
*{{cite book | title = First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population | author = Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics | year = 1964|url=http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensus1961bits.pdf}}
*{{cite book|last=Guérin|first=V.|authorlink=Victor Guérin|title=Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine|url=http://archive.org/details/descriptiongog02gu|volume=1: Judee, pt. 2|year=1869|publisher= L'Imprimerie Nationale|location=Paris|language=French}}
*{{cite book|editor = Mills, E.|title = Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas |url=https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas | publisher = Government of Palestine | location = Jerusalem | year = 1932}}
*{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=E.H.|authorlink=Edward Henry Palmer|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft|title=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|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]}}
*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}}
*{{cite book |author1=Tsafrir, Y.|authorlink1=Yoram Tsafrir|author2=Leah Di Segni |author3=Judith Green | title = (TIR): Tabula Imperii Romani: Judaea, Palaestina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XJtAAAAMAAJ | publisher = Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities | location = Jerusalem | year = 1994 | isbn=965-208-107-8 }} (p.&nbsp;110)
{{Refend}}

==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://vprofile.arij.org/hebron/pdfs/Deir%20al%20'Asal%20al%20Fauqa.pdf Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa Village (Fact Sheet)]
*[http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Dayr_al__Asal_al_Fuqa_2123/index.html Welcome to Dayr al-'Asal al-Fuqa]
*[http://vprofile.arij.org/hebron/pdfs/Deir%20al%20'Asal%20al%20Fauqa_pr_en.pdf Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa Village Profile]
*[http://vprofile.arij.org/hebron/images/Deir%20al%20'Asal%20al%20Fauqa%20Areal%20Photo.jpg Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa Village Areal Photo]
*[http://vprofile.arij.org/hebron/pdfs/Deir%20al%20'Asal%20al%20Fauqa.pdf Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa village (fact sheet)], [[Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem]] (ARIJ)
*[http://vprofile.arij.org/hebron/pdfs/Deir%20al%20'Asal%20al%20Fauqa_pr_en.pdf Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa village profile], ARIJ
*[http://vprofile.arij.org/hebron/images/Deir%20al%20'Asal%20al%20Fauqa%20Areal%20Photo.jpg Deir al 'Asal al Fauqa Village aerial photo], ARIJ
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8383 IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.21.jpg Wikimedia commons]

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Latest revision as of 10:45, 31 October 2024

Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير العسل الفوقا
Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa
Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa
Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa is located in State of Palestine
Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa
Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa
Location of Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°28′07″N 34°56′17″E / 31.46861°N 34.93806°E / 31.46861; 34.93806
Palestine grid144/097
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
1,859

Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa (Arabic: دير العسل الفوقا) is a Palestinian town located sixteen kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,859 in 2017.[1]

Etymology

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According to Palmer, the name Deir el ’Asl means "the monastery of honey".[2]

History

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Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here.[3]

Ottoman era

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In 1838, a Deir el-'Asl was noted as a place "in ruins or deserted," part of the area between the mountains and Gaza, but subject to the government of el-Khulil.[4][5]

In 1863 Victor Guérin noted "considerable ruins" at Khirbet Deir el-A'sal. There were ruined houses at each step he walked, and he found cisterns, silos and underground stores, dug into the rock, "probably dating back to ancient times".[6]

In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Palestine found here "foundations, and heaps of stones, caves, cisterns, and a ruined chapel, apparently Byzantine."[7]

British Mandate era

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At the time of the 1931 census of Palestine the population of the village, called Kh. Der el Asal el Gharbiya, was counted under Dura.[8]

Jordanian era

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In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa came under Jordanian rule.

In 1961, the population of Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa was 282.[9]

1967, aftermath

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After the Six-Day War, Deir al-'Asal al-Fauqa has been under Israeli occupation.

In March 2013, Yusef a-Shawamreh, a 14-year-old from the village, who went with two others through the Israeli West Bank barrier near the village to pick Akub on part of his family's land west of the barrier, was shot to death by Israeli soldiers, stationed to prevent unauthorized passage through the barrier. According to an IDF investigation, a-Shawamreh and his partners made a hole in the fence before passing. After passing through the fence the soldiers called them to stop. When they tried to escape, the soldiers shot towards a-Shawamreh's leg but mistakenly hit his waist, causing his death. Therefore, the soldiers were not prosecuted. B'Tselem criticized this decision, claiming that a-Shawamreh was shot without warning, and that, in any event, the decision to put soldiers in ambush near the fence and shoot those who pass was illegal.[10][11][12][13]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 392
  3. ^ Dauphin, 1998, p. 963
  4. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p. 6
  5. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 117
  6. ^ Guérin, 1869, pp. 346-347: "...nous avons a notre droite des ruines considérables, dont le nom est Khirbet Deir el-A'sal. Elle sont disséminées sur les flancs et sur plateau d'une petite montagne rocheuse. En les explorant, je heurte a chaque pas, au milieu de broussailles plus on moins épaisses, des vestiges d'habitations détruites. Des citernes, des silos et des magasins souterrains, creusés dans le roc, remontent vraisemblablement à une haute antiquité."
  7. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 328
  8. ^ Mills, 1932, p. 30
  9. ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 22
  10. ^ Nothing short of a war crime Mar. 28, 2014 Haaretz
  11. ^ The bitter anniversary of Yusuf Shawamreh’s death
  12. ^ Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in southern West Bank
  13. ^ WhatsApp messages show Israeli soldiers knew they were about to kill a child, 21 June 2015, Patrick Strickland

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