Al-Yamun
| al-Yamun | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | اليامون |
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  al-Yamun Location of al-Yamun within the Palestinian Territories | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′11.35″N 35°14′06.98″E / 32.4864861°N 35.2352722°ECoordinates: 32°29′11.35″N 35°14′06.98″E / 32.4864861°N 35.2352722°E | |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 20,361 dunams (20.4 km2 or 7.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Jurisdiction | 16,383 |
Al-Yamun (Arabic: اليامون) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers west of Jenin in the Jenin Governorate, in the northern West Bank. Al-Yamun's land area consists of approximately 20,000 dunams, of which 1,300 dunams is built-up area.[2]
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 16,383 inhabitants in the 2007 census.[1] The population is formed mainly of a number of families such as Frihat, Khamaysa, Samudi, Hushiya, Abu al-Hija, Samara 'Abahra, Zaid, Jaradat and Nawhda.[2]
On October 29, 2008, Muhammad 'Abahra, a farmer in the town was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). 'Abahra had a shotgun in his possession leading the IDF to believe he would fire at them. 'Abahra's son, however, alleged, that his father was guarding his sheep from suspected thieves.[3]
References
- 1 2 2007 Locality Population Statistics. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
- 1 2 Israeli army's terror and Sabotage actions in Al Yamun town, Jenin District Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2004-07-05.
- ↑ West Bank farmer killed by troops BBC News. BBC MMVIII. 2008-10-29.
Bibliography
- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922 (PDF). Government of Palestine. (p. 30)
- 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. 46)
- Dauphin, Claudine (1998). La Palestine byzantine, Peuplement et Populations. BAR International Series 726 (in French). III : Catalogue. Oxford: Archeopress. ISBN 0-860549-05-4. (p. 748-9)
- Guérin, Victor (1875). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 2: Samarie, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale. (p. 225)
- 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. (p. 160)
- Karmon, Y. (1960). "An Analysis of Jacotin's Map of Palestine" (PDF). Israel Exploration Journal 10 (3,4): 155–173; 244–253. (Karmon, 1960, p. 169)
- 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. 156)
- Robinson, Edward; Smith, Eli (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster. ( pp. 161, 167)
External links
- Welcome to al Yamun
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- many photos from al yamoun
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