al-Uddeisa
| al-Uddeisa | |
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  al-Uddeisa Location of al-Uddeisa within the Palestinian Territories | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′35.31″N 35°08′35.68″E / 31.5431417°N 35.1432444°ECoordinates: 31°32′35.31″N 35°08′35.68″E / 31.5431417°N 35.1432444°E | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
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| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 1,474 |
al-Uddeisa (Arabic: ), also spelled Al 'Uddeisa, is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is a locality of Sa'ir, in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,474 in mid-year 2006.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1.[2]
History
In 1883 the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine found there "foundations, pillar-shafts and a large vaulted cistern.[3] At the time, it was named Khurbet al Addeisiyeh, meaning "The ruin of the lentil-fields".[4]
References
- ↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ West Bank Health care
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 347
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 397
Bibliography
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology 3. 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.
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