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On 5 November, 1990, Ali el Hatib, aged 65, and Miriam Salman Rashid, a housewife, were shot by assailants in a car. Police speculated that the attacks were carried out by supporters of [[Kach]] in retaliation for the murder of [[Meir Kahane]] in New York earlier that day. Three Kach activists, among them [[David Ha'ivri]], were arrested, but the case never came to trial due to lack of evidence.<ref>Ami Pedahzur, Arie Perliger,''Jewish Terrorism in Israel,'' Columbia University Press, 2011 pp.95–96.</ref> |
On 5 November, 1990, Ali el Hatib, aged 65, and Miriam Salman Rashid, a housewife, were shot by assailants in a car. Police speculated that the attacks were carried out by supporters of [[Kach]] in retaliation for the murder of [[Meir Kahane]] in New York earlier that day. Three Kach activists, among them [[David Ha'ivri]], were arrested, but the case never came to trial due to lack of evidence.<ref>Ami Pedahzur, Arie Perliger,''Jewish Terrorism in Israel,'' Columbia University Press, 2011 pp.95–96.</ref> |
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On 4 May 2010 the main mosque of al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya |
On 4 May 2010, a fire broke out in the main mosque of al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya, destroying carpets and religious texts.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israeli-firefighters-west-bank-mosque-fire-likely-arson-1.288707 Israeli firefighters: West Bank mosque fire likely arson; The Palestinian Authority already implicated Jewish settlers in Tuesday's fire, which destroyed holy books, prayer rugs], May 06, 2010, [[Haaretz]]</ref>Police forensics officers were called in to determine whether it was arson or an electrical failure, but the PA insisted the fire was started by settlers in a [[price tag attack]].<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-179623158.html PA blames settlers for torching W. Bank mosque. Police say short circuit may have started blaze, [[Jerusalem Post]]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:18, 3 April 2013
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority municipality Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya (Arabic: اللبّن الشرقية) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located 20 kilometers south of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate. The town has a total land area of 12,075 dunams of which 200 dunams is built-up area. Most of the remainder of al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya's lands are grown with almonds, figs and olive groves.[1] The village is just north of the historic Khan al-Lubban caravansary.
History
Byzantine pottery has been found.[2] The village was known as "Lubanum" to the Crusaders.[3]
Under the name "Lubban as-Sawi", the village appeared in 1596 Ottoman tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal of the liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 85 Muslim households. It paid taxes on wheat, barley, summer crops, olives, and goats or beehives.[4]
French explorer Victor Guérin visited the village in 1863, and found it to be in a poor state, but with beautiful old elements as part of the houses. The population was estimated to be 300.[5]
In the 1882 "Survey of Western Palestine", the village was described as being perched on a terrace on the hill, with ancient tombs close by.[6]
In a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya (called: Lubban Sharqi) had a population of 356, all Muslims.[7] At the time of the 1931 census, al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya had 116 occupied houses and a population of 474 Muslims and one Christian.[8]
In 1945 Lubban Sharqiya had a population of 620, all Arabs, with 12,545 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey.[9] Of this, 2,424 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 5,605 used for cereals,[10] while 34 dunams were built-up land.[11]
Khan al-Lubban
Between al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya and Sinjil is the Khan al-Lubban caravansary. The exact date of its construction is not clear, although its architectural style indicates it was built during the Mamluk or early Ottoman eras. Large parts of its western and northern sides were restored and reconstructed in the later Ottoman period as indicated by the size and style of the stones. Factors behind its construction include its important location as a crossroads between central Palestine's major towns and the close proximity of a freshwater well.[12]
In 1882 the Khan was described as "ruined", but with a fine spring beneath it.[13]
During the British Mandate period, the authorities took advantage of its strategic position and used Khan al-Lubban as a police station. The Jordanians continued to use the complex for the same purpose following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Presently, the site is open to the public and recent work has been carried out to accommodate more visitors.[12]
Because of its proximity to the larger caravansary towns of Nablus and al-Bireh, Khan al-Lubban only consists of a single story, unlike most caravansaries which have two or more. The layout of Khan al-Lubban is square-shaped, with each side measuring roughly 23 meters in length. Most of the original building remains intact, with the entrance way bordered by stables on both sides and leading into a courtyard. The eastern and western rooms served administrative functions while the northern rooms served as visitor lodging.[12]
Demography
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya had a population of 2,465 in the 2007 census.[14] The population is primarily made up of two clans, the Daraghmeh and Awaysa. In 2006, the village had an unemployment rate of 51%.[1]
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
On 5 November, 1990, Ali el Hatib, aged 65, and Miriam Salman Rashid, a housewife, were shot by assailants in a car. Police speculated that the attacks were carried out by supporters of Kach in retaliation for the murder of Meir Kahane in New York earlier that day. Three Kach activists, among them David Ha'ivri, were arrested, but the case never came to trial due to lack of evidence.[15]
On 4 May 2010, a fire broke out in the main mosque of al-Lubban al-Sharqiyya, destroying carpets and religious texts.[16]Police forensics officers were called in to determine whether it was arson or an electrical failure, but the PA insisted the fire was started by settlers in a price tag attack.[17]
See also
References
- ^ a b Colonists from Ma'ale Levona destroy dozens of olive trees in Al Lubban Ash Sharqiya village Land Research Center. 2007-10-22.
- ^ Dauphin, 1998, p.816
- ^ Pringle, 1997, p. 119.
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 131.
- ^ Guérin, 1875, p. 164-5
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, pp. 286
- ^ J. B. Barron, ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine. Table IX, Sub-district of Nablus.
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 62.
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in S. Hadawi, Village Statistics, 1945. PLO Research Center, 1970, p. 60
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in S. Hadawi, Village Statistics, 1945. PLO Research Center, 1970, p. 107
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in S. Hadawi, Village Statistics, 1945. PLO Research Center, 1970, p. 157
- ^ a b c Abu Khalaf, Marwan. Khan al-Lubban. Excerpt from Islamic Art in the Mediterranean provided by Museum With No Frontiers.
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, pp. 324
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p. 110.
- ^ Ami Pedahzur, Arie Perliger,Jewish Terrorism in Israel, Columbia University Press, 2011 pp.95–96.
- ^ Israeli firefighters: West Bank mosque fire likely arson; The Palestinian Authority already implicated Jewish settlers in Tuesday's fire, which destroyed holy books, prayer rugs, May 06, 2010, Haaretz
- ^ PA blames settlers for torching W. Bank mosque. Police say short circuit may have started blaze, Jerusalem Post
Bibliography
- Claudine Dauphin (1998). La Palestine byzantine, Peuplement et Populations, Vol. III : Catalogue. BAR International Series 726. Oxford: Archeopress.
- Conder, Claude Reignier; 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.
- Guérin, Victor (1875). Description Géographique, Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. "Seconde partie -Samarie" ("Tome II").
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|part=ignored (help) - 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.
- E. Mills, 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.
- Pringle, Denys (1997). Secular buildings in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem : an archaeological gazetteer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
External links
- Welcome To Lubban Sharqiya
- IDF soldier linked to 'price tag' attack in West Bank Palestinian village. Haaretz, Feb.10, 2012
