al-Uddeisa
al-Uddeisa | |
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  al-Uddeisa Location of al-Uddeisa within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′35″N 35°08′36″E / 31.54306°N 35.14333°E | |
| Palestine grid | 163/106 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,474 |
al-Uddeisa, 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 PEF'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 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ West Bank Health care Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 347
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 397
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 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.
External links
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Al-Uddeisa, part of Sa'ir, Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
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