Al-Ramadin (Arabic: الرماضين) is a Palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of Hebron and includes the smaller village of 'Arab al-Fureijat to the southeast.[3] The village is part the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the two villages had a combined population of 4,150 in 2017.[2] The principal families are al-Sho'ur, al-Zagharna, al-Fureijat, al-Daraghmeh, al-Raghmat, al-Mlihat and al-Masamra.[3]
al-Ramadin | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الرماضين |
| • Latin | Arab al-Ramadin (official) |
 al-Ramadin | |
  al-Ramadin Location of al-Ramadin within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′43″N 34°54′55″E / 31.37861°N 34.91528°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council (from 1997) |
| • Head of Municipality | Abdulkarim al-Sho'ur[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,750 dunams (7.8 km2 or 3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 4,150 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Al-Ramadin and 'Arab al-Fureijat were established by Bedouins who fled their traditional homeland in the vicinity of Beersheba in the Negev for the suburbs of ad-Dhahiriya. The name "al-Ramadin" derives from "Ramadan," the patriarch of the main Bedouin tribe that founded the modern village after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A nine-member village council was appointed by the Palestinian Authority to administer al-Ramadin and Arab al-Fureijat in 1997.[3]
There are three active mosques in al-Ramadin, as well as three historic Christian edifices, including the al-Fadi Monastery and al-Asela Church.[3] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ramadin Municipality. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC).
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ a b c d Ar Ramadin Village Profile. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2009.
- ^ West Bank Health care Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
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