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In 1882, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described the village, then named ''Kuffin'' as: "A good sized village on the low hills east of the Plain of Sharon, with a [[Water well|well]] on the south side. It has rock cut tombs, and a palm grows near the village."<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/47/mode/1up 47]</ref> |
In 1882, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described the village, then named ''Kuffin'' as: "A good sized village on the low hills east of the Plain of Sharon, with a [[Water well|well]] on the south side. It has rock cut tombs, and a palm grows near the village."<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/47/mode/1up 47]</ref> |
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===British Mandate era=== |
===British Mandate era=== |
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In the [[1922 census of Palestine]] conducted by the [[British Mandate of Palestine|British Mandate authorities]], ''Kaffin'' had a population of 721 [[Muslim]]s,<ref>Barron, 1923, Sub-district of Jenin, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n32/mode/1up 30].</ref> increasing in the [[1931 census of Palestine|1931 census]] to 1,085 Muslims, living in 255 houses.<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://ia800304.us.archive.org/18/items/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas/PalestineCensus1931.pdf 70]</ref> |
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In [[Village Statistics, 1945|1945]] the population of Qaffin, (including ''Kh. el Aqqaba'' and ''Kh. esh Sheik Meisar'') was 1,570 Muslims,<ref name=DoS1945>Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p21.jpg 21]</ref> and the land area was 23,755 [[dunam]]s of land according to an official land and population survey.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Tulkarm/Page-076.jpg 76]</ref> Of this, 5,863 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 8,371 were used for cereals,<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Tulkarm/Page-127.jpg 127]</ref> while 40 dunams were built-up (urban) land.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Tulkarm/Page-177.jpg 177]</ref> |
In [[Village Statistics, 1945|1945]] the population of Qaffin, (including ''Kh. el Aqqaba'' and ''Kh. esh Sheik Meisar'') was 1,570 Muslims,<ref name=DoS1945>Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p21.jpg 21]</ref> and the land area was 23,755 [[dunam]]s of land according to an official land and population survey.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Tulkarm/Page-076.jpg 76]</ref> Of this, 5,863 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 8,371 were used for cereals,<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Tulkarm/Page-127.jpg 127]</ref> while 40 dunams were built-up (urban) land.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Tulkarm/Page-177.jpg 177]</ref> |
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===Jordanian era=== |
===Jordanian era=== |
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In the wake of the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], and after the [[1949 Armistice Agreements]], Qaffin came under [[Jordan]]ian rule. |
In the wake of the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], and after the [[1949 Armistice Agreements]], Qaffin came under [[Jordan]]ian rule. |
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Revision as of 23:31, 16 April 2017
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority municipality Qaffin (Template:Lang-ar) is a Palestinian town located 22 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Tulkarm in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank. The town is an agricultural town. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its population consisted over 8,387 inhabitants in 2007.[1] The built-up area of the town is 1,000 dunams.[2]
History
In 1882, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described the village, then named Kuffin as: "A good sized village on the low hills east of the Plain of Sharon, with a well on the south side. It has rock cut tombs, and a palm grows near the village."[3]
British Mandate era
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kaffin had a population of 721 Muslims,[4] increasing in the 1931 census to 1,085 Muslims, living in 255 houses.[5]
In 1945 the population of Qaffin, (including Kh. el Aqqaba and Kh. esh Sheik Meisar) was 1,570 Muslims,[6] and the land area was 23,755 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[7] Of this, 5,863 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 8,371 were used for cereals,[8] while 40 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[9]
Jordanian era
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Qaffin came under Jordanian rule.
Post 1967
After the Six-Day War in 1967, Qaffin has been under Israeli occupation.
References
- ^ 2007 PCBS census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). p. 107.
- ^ Israeli Settlers set fire into 200 dunums of Qaffin Village Lands Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2007-06-17.
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 47
- ^ Barron, 1923, Sub-district of Jenin, p. 30.
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 70
- ^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 76
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 177
Bibliography
- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945. Government of Palestine.
- Hadawi, Sami (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
- Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2. (z26 on p. 161?)
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. 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.
External links
- Welcome To Qaffein
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: IAA, Wikimedia commons
