Deir al-Asal al-Tahta
Deir al-Asal al-Tahta | |
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| Deir al-Asal al-Tahta,Arabic: دير العسل التحتا | |
  Deir al-Asal al-Tahta Location of Deir al-Asal al-Tahta Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′23.8526″N 34°56′52.1819″E / 31.473292389°N 34.947828306°E | |
| State |  Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 611 |
Deir al-Asal al-Tahta (Arabic: دير العسل التحتا) is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate, south of the West Bank. It is located 18 km (11 miles) southwest of the city of Hebron.[2]
Population
[edit]In the 1961 census, under Jordanian rule, the village had a population of 248,[3] and in the 2017 census, the population was 611.[4][5]
History
[edit]All of Palestine, including Deir al-Asal al-Tahta, fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1517.[6][7]
In 1917, Deir al-Asal al-Tahta and the rest of Palestine fell to the British Army.
In the early 1950s, Deir al-Asal al-Tahta came under Jordanian rule and was administratively part of the Hebron District.
Deir al-Asal al-Tahta came under Israeli occupation after the 1967 Six-Day War.[8]
After the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, the village was administratively part of the Hebron Governorate. In 1998, the Deir al-Asal al-Tahta Village Council was established.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Deir al-'Asal at-Tahta". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "دليل قرية دير العسل التحتا" [Deir al-Asal al-Tahta village guide] (PDF). vprofile.arij.org (in Arabic). 2009. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ Jordan, 1961 census, p. 22
- ^ "عدد السكان المقدر في منتصف العام لمحافظة الخليل حسب التجمع 2017-2021". www.pcbs.gov.ps. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "دير العسل التحتا قضاء الخليل - Dayr al-'Asal al-Tahta - Palestine Remembered" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ William Robertson Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p117
- ^ Robinson, Edward; Smith, Eli (1841). Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea : a journal of travels in the year 1838. Robarts - University of Toronto. Boston : Crocker.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ "دير العسل التحتا قضاء الخليل - Dayr al-'Asal al-Tahta - Palestine Remembered" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
External links
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31°28′23.8526″N 34°56′52.1819″E / 31.473292389°N 34.947828306°E
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