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Kafr Ni'ma

April 14, 2024

Kafr Ni'ma (Arabic: كفر نعمة) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 13 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 4,659 inhabitants in 2017.[2]

Kafr Ni'ma
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفر نعمة
Kafr Ni'ma
Kafr Ni'ma
Location of Kafr Ni'ma within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°55′39″N 35°05′43″E / 31.92750°N 35.09528°E / 31.92750; 35.09528
Palestine grid159/148
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Elevation
[1]
494 m (1,621 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total4,659
Name meaningThe village of Namah, (personal name)[3]

Location edit

Kafr Ni'ma is located in the Ramallah Governorate, 10.3 kilometers (6.4 mi) west of Ramallah. Kafr Ni'ma is bordered by Deir Ibzi and Al Janiya to the east, Ras Karkar and Kharbatha Ban'i Harith to the north, Saffa and Bil'in to the west, and Deir Ibzi and Saffa to the south.[1]

History edit

Sherds from the Iron Age II, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Mamluk eras have been found here.[4]

Ottoman era edit

Kafr Ni'ma was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the nahiya (subdistrict) of al-Quds (Jerusalem) in the liwa (district) of al-Quds. It had a population of 9 households,[5] all Muslims. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olive trees, vineyards, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 4,100 akçe. 13/24 of the revenue went to a waqf (religious endowment), the rest was ziamet land.[5]

In 1838, Kefr Na'meh was noted as a Muslim village in the District of Beni Harith, north of Jerusalem.[6] An Ottoman village list of about 1870 counted a population of 353 in 88 houses, though the population count included men only.[7][8]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Kefr Nameh as: "a village of smaller size with a well to the south, on the side of hill, with olives."[9] In 1896 the population of Kefr Na'me was estimated to be about 657 persons.[10]

British Mandate era edit

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, the village, called Kufr Ne'meh, had a population of 517, all Muslims,[11] increasing in the 1931 census to 681 inhabitants, in 170 houses.[12]

In the 1945 statistics the population was 780 Muslims,[13] while the total land area was 10,286 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[14] Of this, 5,363 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 2,148 for cereals,[15] while 31 dunams were classified as built-up areas.[16]

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    Kafr Ni'ma 1944 1:20,000 from 1919 survey
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    Kafr Ni'ma 1945 1:250,000 (top right quadrant)

Jordanian era edit

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Kafr Ni'ma came under Jordanian rule.

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,065 inhabitants in Kafr Ni'ma.[17]

1967-present edit

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Kafr Ni'ma has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 70.2% of Kafr Nima land is defined as Area B land, while the remaining 29.8% is defined as Area C.[18]

The old core of the village is mostly abandoned, while the modern settlement has expanded southward onto the ridge.[19]

Notable people edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kafr Ni’ma Village profile, ARIJ, p. 4
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 230
  4. ^ Finkelstein, 1997, pp. 167–168
  5. ^ a b Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 120
  6. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 124
  7. ^ Socin, 1879, p. 156 also noted it was located in the Beni Harit District
  8. ^ Hartmann, 1883, p. 125, also noted 88 houses
  9. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 295
  10. ^ Schick, 1896, pp. 122, 124
  11. ^ Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramallah, p. 17
  12. ^ Mills, 1932, p.50
  13. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 26
  14. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 65
  15. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 112
  16. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 162
  17. ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 24
  18. ^ Kafr Ni’ma Village profileARIJ, p. 16
  19. ^ Finkelstein, Israel; Lederman, Zvi; Bunimovitz, Shlomo (1997). Finkelstein, Israel; Lederman, Zvi (eds.). Highlands of Many Cultures. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University Publications Section. p. 167. ISBN 965-440-007-3.

Bibliography edit

  • Barron, J.B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • Finkelstein, I.; Lederman, Zvi, eds. (1997). Highlands of many cultures. Tel Aviv: Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University Publications Section. ISBN 965-440-007-3.
  • Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
  • Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945.
  • Hadawi, S. (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
  • Hartmann, M. (1883). "Die Ortschaftenliste des Liwa Jerusalem in dem türkischen Staatskalender für Syrien auf das Jahr 1288 der Flucht (1871)". Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins. 6: 102–149.
  • 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.
  • Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. 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.
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
  • Schick, C. (1896). "Zur Einwohnerzahl des Bezirks Jerusalem". Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins. 19: 120–127.
  • Socin, A. (1879). "Alphabetisches Verzeichniss von Ortschaften des Paschalik Jerusalem". Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins. 2: 135–163.

External links edit

  • Welcome To Kafr Ni'ma
  • Kafr Ni’ma, Welcome to Palestine
  • Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: , Wikimedia commons
  • Kafr Ni’ma Village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
  • Kafr Ni’ma Village profile, ARIJ
  • Kafr Ni’ma aerial photo, ARIJ

April 14, 2024
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Kafr Ni ma Arabic كفر نعمة is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al Bireh Governorate located 13 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS the town had a population of 4 659 inhabitants in 2017 2 Kafr Ni maMunicipality type CArabic transcription s Arabicكفر نعمةKafr Ni maKafr Ni maLocation of Kafr Ni ma within PalestineCoordinates 31 55 39 N 35 05 43 E 31 92750 N 35 09528 E 31 92750 35 09528Palestine grid159 148StateState of PalestineGovernorateRamallah and al BirehGovernment TypeMunicipalityElevation 1 494 m 1 621 ft Population 2017 2 Total4 659Name meaningThe village of Namah personal name 3 Contents 1 Location 2 History 2 1 Ottoman era 2 2 British Mandate era 2 3 Jordanian era 2 4 1967 present 3 Notable people 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksLocation editKafr Ni ma is located in the Ramallah Governorate 10 3 kilometers 6 4 mi west of Ramallah Kafr Ni ma is bordered by Deir Ibzi and Al Janiya to the east Ras Karkar and Kharbatha Ban i Harith to the north Saffa and Bil in to the west and Deir Ibzi and Saffa to the south 1 History editSherds from the Iron Age II Hellenistic Roman Byzantine and Mamluk eras have been found here 4 Ottoman era edit Kafr Ni ma was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the nahiya subdistrict of al Quds Jerusalem in the liwa district of al Quds It had a population of 9 households 5 all Muslims They paid a fixed tax rate of 33 3 on agricultural products including wheat barley olive trees vineyards fruit trees goats and beehives in addition to occasional revenues a total of 4 100 akce 13 24 of the revenue went to a waqf religious endowment the rest was ziamet land 5 In 1838 Kefr Na meh was noted as a Muslim village in the District of Beni Harith north of Jerusalem 6 An Ottoman village list of about 1870 counted a population of 353 in 88 houses though the population count included men only 7 8 In 1882 the PEF s Survey of Western Palestine described Kefr Nameh as a village of smaller size with a well to the south on the side of hill with olives 9 In 1896 the population of Kefr Na me was estimated to be about 657 persons 10 British Mandate era edit In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities the village called Kufr Ne meh had a population of 517 all Muslims 11 increasing in the 1931 census to 681 inhabitants in 170 houses 12 In the 1945 statistics the population was 780 Muslims 13 while the total land area was 10 286 dunams according to an official land and population survey 14 Of this 5 363 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land 2 148 for cereals 15 while 31 dunams were classified as built up areas 16 nbsp Kafr Ni ma 1944 1 20 000 from 1919 survey nbsp Kafr Ni ma 1945 1 250 000 top right quadrant Jordanian era edit In the wake of the 1948 Arab Israeli War and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements Kafr Ni ma came under Jordanian rule The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1 065 inhabitants in Kafr Ni ma 17 1967 present edit Since the Six Day War in 1967 Kafr Ni ma has been under Israeli occupation After the 1995 accords 70 2 of Kafr Nima land is defined as Area B land while the remaining 29 8 is defined as Area C 18 The old core of the village is mostly abandoned while the modern settlement has expanded southward onto the ridge 19 Notable people editReferences edit a b Kafr Ni ma Village profile ARIJ p 4 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 Palmer 1881 p 230 Finkelstein 1997 pp 167 168 a b Hutteroth and Abdulfattah 1977 p 120 Robinson and Smith 1841 vol 3 Appendix 2 p 124 Socin 1879 p 156 also noted it was located in the Beni Harit District Hartmann 1883 p 125 also noted 88 houses Conder and Kitchener 1882 SWP II p 295 Schick 1896 pp 122 124 Barron 1923 Table VII Sub district of Ramallah p 17 Mills 1932 p 50 Government of Palestine Department of Statistics 1945 p 26 Government of Palestine Department of Statistics Village Statistics April 1945 Quoted in Hadawi 1970 p 65 Government of Palestine Department of Statistics Village Statistics April 1945 Quoted in Hadawi 1970 p 112 Government of Palestine Department of Statistics Village Statistics April 1945 Quoted in Hadawi 1970 p 162 Government of Jordan Department of Statistics 1964 p 24 Kafr Ni ma Village profileARIJ p 16 Finkelstein Israel Lederman Zvi Bunimovitz Shlomo 1997 Finkelstein Israel Lederman Zvi eds Highlands of Many Cultures Jerusalem Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University Publications Section p 167 ISBN 965 440 007 3 Bibliography editBarron J B ed 1923 Palestine Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922 Government of Palestine Conder C R Kitchener H H 1882 The Survey of Western Palestine Memoirs of the Topography Orography Hydrography and Archaeology Vol 2 London Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund Finkelstein I Lederman Zvi eds 1997 Highlands of many cultures Tel Aviv Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University Publications Section ISBN 965 440 007 3 Government of Jordan Department of Statistics 1964 First Census of Population and Housing Volume I Final Tables General Characteristics of the Population PDF Government of Palestine Department of Statistics 1945 Village Statistics April 1945 Hadawi S 1970 Village Statistics of 1945 A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center Hartmann M 1883 Die Ortschaftenliste des Liwa Jerusalem in dem turkischen Staatskalender fur Syrien auf das Jahr 1288 der Flucht 1871 Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palastina Vereins 6 102 149 Hutteroth 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 Frankischen Geographischen Gesellschaft ISBN 3 920405 41 2 Mills E ed 1932 Census of Palestine 1931 Population of Villages Towns and Administrative Areas 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 Robinson E Smith E 1841 Biblical Researches in Palestine Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea A Journal of Travels in the year 1838 Vol 3 Boston Crocker amp Brewster Schick C 1896 Zur Einwohnerzahl des Bezirks Jerusalem Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palastina Vereins 19 120 127 Socin A 1879 Alphabetisches Verzeichniss von Ortschaften des Paschalik Jerusalem Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palastina Vereins 2 135 163 External links editWelcome To Kafr Ni ma Kafr Ni ma Welcome to Palestine Survey of Western Palestine Map 14 IAA Wikimedia commons Kafr Ni ma Village fact sheet Applied Research Institute Jerusalem ARIJ Kafr Ni ma Village profile ARIJ Kafr Ni ma aerial photo ARIJ Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kafr Ni 27ma amp oldid 1211635840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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