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{{Short description|West Bank town in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate}}
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'''Deir Jarir''' ({{lang-ar|<big>دير جرير</big>}}) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] agricultural town in the [[Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate]] in the central [[West Bank]], located {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us|spell=in}} northeast of [[Ramallah]]. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking the [[Jordan Valley (Middle East)|Jordan Valley]] at an elevation of {{convert|900|m|ft|abbr=off}}.<ref name="ARIJ">[http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1318 About Deir Jarir village] The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2008-03-15.</ref> According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]] (PCBS), Deir Jarir had a population of approximately 3,986 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.<ref name="PCBS">[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1487.pdf 2007 PCBS Census] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210000000/http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1487.pdf |date=December 10, 2010}}. [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]]. p.113.</ref>
'''Deir Jarir''' ({{langx|ar|دير جرير}}) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] town in the [[Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate]] in the central [[West Bank]], located {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us|spell=in}} northeast of [[Ramallah]]. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking the [[Jordan Valley (Middle East)|Jordan Valley]] at an elevation of {{convert|900|m|ft|abbr=off}}.<ref name="ARIJ">[http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1318 About Deir Jarir village] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519032808/http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1318 |date=2011-05-19 }} The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2008-03-15.</ref> According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]] (PCBS), Deir Jarir had a population of 4,469 inhabitants in 2017.<ref name="PrelimCensus2017" />

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It spreads across a large land area of {{convert|33357|dunam|km2|abbr=on}}, of which 17.2% is under the civil jurisdiction of the [[Palestinian National Authority]] (PNA) and the remainder under [[Israel]]i military control. Most of the land under PNA administration is urban, surrounded by grape vines, and groves of fig and olive trees. 76% of the town's area is open space.<ref name="ARIJ"/>


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It spreads along a large land area of {{convert|33357|dunam|km2|abbr=on}}, of which 17.2% is under the civil jurisdiction of the [[Palestinian National Authority]] (PNA), while the remainder is under [[Israel]]i military control. Most of the land administered by the PNA is the city's built-up area and most of Deir Jarir's cultivated lands are grown with grape vines and [[ficus|fig]] and olive trees. Open-spaces make-up 76% of the town's area.<ref name="ARIJ"/>
==Location==
==Location==
Deir Jarir is located {{convert|12.2|km|mi|sp=us}} northeast of [[Ramallah]]. It is bordered by [[Al-Auja, Jericho |Al Auja]] to the east, [[Kafr Malik]] and [[Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya |Al Mazra'a ash Sharqiya]] to the north, [[Silwad]] to the west, and [[Taybeh| Et Taiyiba]] to the south.<ref name=ARIJ5/>
Deir Jarir is located {{convert|12.2|km|mi|sp=us}} northeast of [[Ramallah]]. It is bordered by [[Al-Auja, Jericho|Al Auja]] to the east, [[Kafr Malik]] and [[Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya|Al Mazra'a ash Sharqiya]] to the north, [[Silwad]] to the west, and [[Taybeh, Ramallah|Et Taiyiba]] to the south.<ref name=ARIJ5/>

==Name==
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The village name means "the monastery/house of Jerir." 19th-century orientalist [[Edward Henry Palmer|E. H. Palmer]] writes that it was named for the Arab poet [[Jarir ibn Atiyah]].<ref name=Palmer228/>


==History==
==History==
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The village name means ''The monastery, or house of Jerir'', named after the celebrated Arab poet [[Jarir ibn Atiyah|Jarir]].<ref name=Palmer228/>


[[Sherd]]s from the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk]] era have been found here.<ref name=Finkelstein591>Finkelstein et al, 1997, p. 591</ref> In 1354, in the Mamluk era, much of the revenue from Deir Jarir was given to a [[waqf]] in Jerusalem, to be used for the [[Madrasa]] of ''Al-Khatuniyya'' ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Al-Khatuniyya com]). In 1491-92 Deir Jarir yielded annually 3,800 [[Akçe|aspers]] in revenue to this Madrasa.<ref>Burgoyne, 1987, pp. 343−344</ref>
[[Sherd]]s from the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk]] era have been uncovered.<ref name=Finkelstein591>Finkelstein et al, 1997, p. 591</ref> In 1354, income from Deir Jarir was transferred to the [[waqf]] in Jerusalem to be used for the upkeep of the [[Al-Khatuniyya Madrasa (Jerusalem)|Khātūniyya Madrasa]]. In 1491-1492, annual revenue sent to the madrasa was 3,800 [[Akçe|aspers]] .<ref>Burgoyne, 1987, pp. 343−344</ref>


===Ottoman era===
===Ottoman period===
In 1517, Deir Jarir was incorporated into the [[Ottoman Empire]] with the rest of [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], and in 1596 it appeared (with the name ''Dar Jarir'') in the [[daftar|tax registers]] as being in the ''[[nahiya]]'' of Quds in the ''[[Liwa (Arabic)|liwa]]'' of [[Al-Quds|Quds]]. It had a population of 23 households, all [[Muslim]]. Taxes were paid on wheat, barley, [[olive]]s, vineyards, fruit trees, occasional revenues, goats and/or bee hives; a total of 4,300 [[Akçe]].<ref>Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 113.</ref> Shards from the early Ottoman era have also been found.<ref name=Finkelstein591/>
In 1517, Deir Jarir was incorporated into the [[Ottoman Empire]] with the rest of [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. In 1596 ''Dar Jarir'' appeared in the [[daftar|tax registers]] as being in the ''[[nahiya]]'' of Quds in the ''[[Liwa (Arabic)|liwa]]'' of [[Al-Quds|Quds]]. It had a population of 23 Muslim households. Taxes were paid on wheat, barley, [[olive]]s, vineyards, fruit trees, occasional revenues, goats and/or bee hives; a total of 4,300 [[akçe]].<ref>Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 113.</ref> Shards from the early Ottoman era have also been found.<ref name=Finkelstein591/>


In 1838 it was noted as ''Deir Jureir'', a Muslim village, located in the ''Beni Murrah'' region, north of Jerusalem.<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearc00smitgoog#page/n144/mode/1up 122]</ref><ref name=Robinson125>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/125/mode/1up 125]</ref>
In 1838, ''Deir Jureir'' was described as a Muslim village in the ''Beni Murrah'' region north of Jerusalem.<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearc00smitgoog#page/n144/mode/1up 122]</ref><ref name=Robinson125>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/125/mode/1up 125]</ref>


The French explorer [[Victor Guérin]] visited the village in 1863 and in 1870, and he found it having about 200 inhabitants.<ref>Guérin, 1869, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr06gugoog#page/n57/mode/1up 44], and Guérin, 1874, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptionsam01gu#page/208/mode/1up 208]</ref>
When the French explorer [[Victor Guérin]] visited the village in 1863 and 1870, he found 200 inhabitants.<ref>Guérin, 1869, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr06gugoog#page/n57/mode/1up 44], and Guérin, 1874, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptionsam01gu#page/208/mode/1up 208]</ref>


An [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] village list of about 1870 indicated 111 houses and a population of 394, though the population count included men, only.<ref>Socin, 1879, p. [https://archive.org/stream/zeitschriftdesde01deut#page/151/mode/1up 151] NB: It was noted in the ''Beni Salim'' District, a probable typo</ref><ref>Hartmann, 1883, p. [https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_BZobAQAAIAAJ#page/n923/mode/1up 115] found 114 houses</ref>
An [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] village list dating from 1870 records 111 houses and a population of 394 including men only.<ref>Socin, 1879, p. [https://archive.org/stream/zeitschriftdesde01deut#page/151/mode/1up 151] NB: It was noted in the ''Beni Salim'' District, a probable typo</ref><ref>Hartmann, 1883, p. [https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_BZobAQAAIAAJ#page/n923/mode/1up 115] found 114 houses</ref>


In 1882, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described ''Dar Jerir'' as "A village of moderate size, with ancient tombs to the south, and a spring to the west; a few olives on the same side."<ref name=SWP291>Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/291/mode/1up 291]</ref>
In 1882, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund|PEF]]'s ''[[PEF Survey of Palestine|Survey of Western Palestine]]'' described ''Dar Jerir'' as "a village of moderate size, with ancient tombs to the south, and a spring to the west; a few olives on the same side."<ref name=SWP291>Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/291/mode/1up 291]</ref>


In 1896 the population of Deir Jarir was estimated to be about 828 persons.<ref>Schick, 1896, p. [https://archive.org/stream/zeitschriftdesde19deut#page/n229/mode/1up 122]</ref>
In 1896 the population of Deir Jarir was estimated to be about 828 persons.<ref>Schick, 1896, p. [https://archive.org/stream/zeitschriftdesde19deut#page/n229/mode/1up 122]</ref>


===British Mandate era===
===British Mandate===
In the [[1922 census of Palestine]], conducted by the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate authorities]], the village, named ''Dair Ijreer'', had a population of 739, all Muslim.<ref>Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramallah, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n18/mode/1up 16]</ref> In the [[1931 census of Palestine|1931 census]] the population of Deir Jarir was a total of 847, still entirely Muslim, in 172 inhabited houses.<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 48]</ref>
In the [[1922 census of Palestine]], conducted by the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate authorities]], the village, named ''Dair Ijreer'', had a population of 739, all Muslim.<ref>Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramallah, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n18/mode/1up 16]</ref> In the [[1931 census of Palestine|1931 census]] the population of Deir Jarir was a total of 847, still entirely Muslim, in 172 inhabited houses.<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 48]</ref>


In the [[Village Statistics, 1945|1945 statistics]], the population of Deir Jarir was 1,080, all Muslims,<ref name=1945p26>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p26.jpg 26]</ref> who owned {{convert|33,161|dunam|km2 sqmi|1}} of land according to an official land and population survey.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Ramallah/Page-064.jpg 64]</ref> 3,091 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 6,499 used for cereals,<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Ramallah/Page-111.jpg 111]</ref> while {{convert|40|dunam|ha acre|1}} were built-up (urban) land.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Ramallah/Page-161.jpg 161]</ref>
In the [[Village Statistics, 1945|1945 statistics]], the population of Deir Jarir was 1,080, all Muslims,<ref name=1945p26>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p26.jpg 26]</ref> who owned {{convert|33,161|dunam|km2 sqmi|1}} of land according to an official land and population survey.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Ramallah/Page-064.jpg 64]</ref> 3,091 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 6,499 used for cereals,<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Ramallah/Page-111.jpg 111]</ref> while {{convert|40|dunam|ha acre|1}} were built-up (urban) land.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Ramallah/Page-161.jpg 161]</ref>


===Jordanian era===
===Jordanian period===
In the wake of the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], and after the [[1949 Armistice Agreements]], Deir Jarir came under [[Jordan]]ian rule.
In the wake of the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], and after the [[1949 Armistice Agreements]], Deir Jarir came under [[Jordan]]ian rule. It was [[Jordanian annexation of the West Bank|annexed by Jordan]] in 1950.


The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,474 inhabitants in Deir Jarir.<ref>Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p24.pdf 24]</ref>
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,474 inhabitants in Deir Jarir.<ref>Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p24.pdf 24]</ref>

===1967-present===
===1967-present===
After the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967, Deir Jarir has been under [[Israeli occupation of the West Bank|Israeli occupation]]. The population of ''Deir Jerir'' in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 1,275, 18 of whom originated from the Israeli territory.<ref name=67census>{{cite web |url=http://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/1967_census/vol_1_tab_2.pdf |title=The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version |author=Perlmann, Joel |date=November 2011 – February 2012 |website=[[Levy Economics Institute]] |publisher= |access-date=24 June 2016 |quote=}}</ref>
Since the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967, Deir Jarir has been under [[Israeli occupation of the West Bank|Israeli occupation]]. The population of ''Deir Jerir'' in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 1,275, 18 of whom originated from the Israeli territory.<ref name=67census>{{cite web |url=http://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/1967_census/vol_1_tab_2.pdf |title=The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version |author=Perlmann, Joel |date=November 2011 – February 2012 |website=[[Levy Economics Institute]] |access-date=24 June 2016 }}</ref>

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After the [[Oslo II Accord|1995 accords]], 15% of village land was classified as [[Palestinian enclaves|Area B]], the remaining 85% as [[Area C (West Bank)|Area C]]. Israel has confiscated 1,264 of dunams of village land for the construction of the Israeli settlement of [[Kokhav HaShahar]].<ref>[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Deir%20Jarir%20VP%20EN.pdf Deir Jarir Village Profile], ARIJ, p. 19</ref>


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In September 2005, hundreds of armed residents from Deir Jarir attacked the nearby town of [[Taybeh, Ramallah|Taybeh]] due to a family feud. A [[Palestinian Christian]] from Taybeh was accused of having an affair with a [[Muslim]] woman from Deir Jarir. 13 houses were burned down and three men were arrested (two from Deir Jarir and one from Taybeh). According to the BBC, however, the towns are still friendly and consider themselves one family".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4229136.stm "A frightening family feud"]. Williamson, Lucy. ''[[BBC News]]''. 2005-09-10.</ref>
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After the [[Oslo II Accord|1995 accords]], 15% of village land is defined as [[Area B]] land, while the remaining 85% is defined as [[Area C (West Bank)|Area C]]. Israel has confiscated 1,264 of dunams of village land for the construction of the Israeli settlement of [[Kokhav HaShahar]].<ref>[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Deir%20Jarir%20VP%20EN.pdf Deir Jarir Village Profile], ARIJ, p. 19</ref>


==See also==
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In September 2005, hundreds of armed residents from Deir Jarir attacked the nearby town of [[Taybeh]], which was provoked by a family feud. The feud was caused by a [[Palestinian Christian|Christian]] man from Taybeh allegedly having intimate relations with a [[Muslim]] woman from Deir Jarir. The attack left 13 houses burnt, and three men were arrested (two from Deir Jarir and one from Taybeh). Despite the incident, the neighboring towns continue to have healthy relations; residents say "the people of Taybeh and the people of Deir Jarir are one family".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4229136.stm "A frightening family feud"]. Williamson, Lucy. ''[[BBC News]]''. 2005-09-10.</ref>
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==References==
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*{{cite book | editor =Barron, J.B. | title = Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922|url=https://archive.org/details/PalestineCensus1922 | publisher = Government of Palestine | year = 1923}}
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*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qR_qAAAAMAAJ |title=Mamluk Jerusalem |year=1987|author=Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton |authorlink= |isbn=090503533X}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qR_qAAAAMAAJ |title=Mamluk Jerusalem |year=1987|author=Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton |isbn=090503533X}}
*{{cite book|last1=Conder|first1=C.R.|authorlink1=Claude Reignier Conder|last2=Kitchener|first2=H.H.|authorlink2=Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|year=1882|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp02conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology|location=London|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]|volume=2}}
*{{cite book|last1=Conder|first1=C.R.|author-link1=Claude Reignier Conder|last2=Kitchener|first2=H.H.|author-link2=Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|year=1882|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp02conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology|location=London|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]|volume=2}}
*{{cite book|editor1=Finkelstein, I. | editor1-link= Israel Finkelstein|editor2=Lederman, Zvi|year=1997|title=Highlands of many cultures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hA59tgAACAAJ |location=[[Tel Aviv]]|publisher= Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University Publications Section| isbn = 965-440-007-3}}
*{{cite book|editor1=Finkelstein, I. | editor1-link= Israel Finkelstein|editor2=Lederman, Zvi|year=1997|title=Highlands of many cultures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hA59tgAACAAJ |location=[[Tel Aviv]]|publisher= Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University Publications Section| isbn = 965-440-007-3}}
*{{cite book | title = First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population | author = Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics | year = 1964|url=http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensus1961bits.pdf}}
*{{cite book | title = First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population | author = Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics | year = 1964|url=http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensus1961bits.pdf}}
*{{cite book|title=Village Statistics, April, 1945 |url=http://web.nli.org.il/sites/nli/Hebrew/library/Pages/BookReader.aspx?pid=856390|author=Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics|year=1945|publisher= }}
*{{cite book|title=Village Statistics, April, 1945 |url=http://web.nli.org.il/sites/nli/Hebrew/library/Pages/BookReader.aspx?pid=856390|author=Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics|year=1945}}
*{{cite book|last=Guérin|first=V.|authorlink=Victor Guérin|title=Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine|url=https://archive.org/details/descriptiongog01gu|volume=1: Judee, pt. 1|year=1868|publisher= L'Imprimerie Nationale|location=Paris|language=French}}
*{{cite book|last=Guérin|first=V.|author-link=Victor Guérin|title=Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine|url=https://archive.org/details/descriptiongog01gu|volume=1: Judee, pt. 1|year=1868|publisher= L'Imprimerie Nationale|location=Paris|language=fr}}
*{{cite book|last=Guérin|first=V.|authorlink=Victor Guérin|title=Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine|url=https://archive.org/details/descriptionsam01gu|volume=2: Samarie, pt. 1|year=1874|publisher= L'Imprimerie Nationale|location=Paris|language=French}}
*{{cite book|last=Guérin|first=V.|author-link=Victor Guérin|title=Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine|url=https://archive.org/details/descriptionsam01gu|volume=2: Samarie, pt. 1|year=1874|publisher= L'Imprimerie Nationale|location=Paris|language=fr}}
*{{cite book |title=Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine|url=http://www.palestineremembered.com/Articles/General-2/Story3150.html|first=S.|last=Hadawi|authorlink=Sami Hadawi|year=1970|publisher=Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center}}
*{{cite book |title=Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine|url=http://www.palestineremembered.com/Articles/General-2/Story3150.html|first=S.|last=Hadawi|author-link=Sami Hadawi|year=1970|publisher=Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center}}
*{{cite journal | last = Hartmann | first =M.| authorlink = Martin Hartmann | title = Die Ortschaftenliste des Liwa Jerusalem in dem türkischen Staatskalender für Syrien auf das Jahr 1288 der Flucht (1871) | journal = Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins | volume = 6 | pages = 102–149 | url =https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_BZobAQAAIAAJ | year = 1883}}
*{{cite journal | last = Hartmann | first =M.| author-link = Martin Hartmann | title = Die Ortschaftenliste des Liwa Jerusalem in dem türkischen Staatskalender für Syrien auf das Jahr 1288 der Flucht (1871) | journal = Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins | volume = 6 | pages = 102–149 | url =https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_BZobAQAAIAAJ | year = 1883}}
*{{cite book | last1= Hütteroth |first1=Wolf-Dieter |first2=Kamal | last2=Abdulfattah | title = Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wqULAAAAIAAJ | year = 1977 | publisher = Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft|isbn= 3-920405-41-2}}'
*{{cite book | last1= Hütteroth|first1=W.-D.|author-link1=Wolf-Dieter Hütteroth |first2=K. | last2=Abdulfattah |author-link2=Kamal Abdulfattah| title = Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wqULAAAAIAAJ | year = 1977 | publisher = Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft|isbn= 3-920405-41-2}}'
*{{cite book | editor = Mills, E. | title = Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas |url=https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas | publisher = Government of Palestine | location = Jerusalem | year = 1932}}
*{{cite book | editor = Mills, E. | title = Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas |url=https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas | publisher = Government of Palestine | location = Jerusalem | year = 1932}}
*{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=E.H.|authorlink=Edward Henry Palmer|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft|title=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|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]}}
*{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=E.H.|author-link=Edward Henry Palmer|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft|title=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|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]}}
*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearc00smitgoog |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=2}}
*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|author-link1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|author-link2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearc00smitgoog |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=2}}
*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}}
*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|author-link1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|author-link2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}}
*{{cite journal | last = Schick | first =C.| authorlink = Conrad Schick | title = Zur Einwohnerzahl des Bezirks Jerusalem | journal = Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins | volume = 19 | pages = 120–127 | url =https://archive.org/details/zeitschriftdesde19deut | year = 1896}}
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*[http://poica.org/2011/09/ufra-colonists-set-palestinian-fields-ablaze-in-deir-jarir-ramallah-governorate/ Ufra Colonists Set Palestinian Fields Ablaze in Deir Jarir- Ramallah Governorate] 24, September, 2011, POICA
*[http://www.btselem.org/download/201203_under_the_guise_of_legality_eng.pdf Under the guise of legality: Israel's Declaration of State Land in the West Bank], February 2012, [[B'tselem]]
*[http://www.btselem.org/download/201203_under_the_guise_of_legality_eng.pdf Under the guise of legality: Israel's Declaration of State Land in the West Bank], February 2012, [[B'tselem]]

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Deir Jarir
Place
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير جرير
Deir Jarir, in 2013
Deir Jarir, in 2013
Deir Jarir is located in State of Palestine
Deir Jarir
Deir Jarir
Location of Deir Jarir
Coordinates: 31°57′52″N 35°17′45″E / 31.96444°N 35.29583°E / 31.96444; 35.29583
Palestine grid178/152
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Area
 • Place
33,357 dunams (33.357 km2 or 12.879 sq mi)
 • Metro
33,400 dunams (33.4 km2 or 12.9 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
698 m (2,290 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Place
4,469
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Name meaningThe monastery or house of Jerir[3]
Websitewww.deirjarir.ps

Deir Jarir (Arabic: دير جرير) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located twelve kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Ramallah. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking the Jordan Valley at an elevation of 900 metres (3,000 feet).[4] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Deir Jarir had a population of 4,469 inhabitants in 2017.[2]

It spreads across a large land area of 33,357 dunams (33.357 km2), of which 17.2% is under the civil jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and the remainder under Israeli military control. Most of the land under PNA administration is urban, surrounded by grape vines, and groves of fig and olive trees. 76% of the town's area is open space.[4]

Location

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Deir Jarir is located 12.2 kilometers (7.6 mi) northeast of Ramallah. It is bordered by Al Auja to the east, Kafr Malik and Al Mazra'a ash Sharqiya to the north, Silwad to the west, and Et Taiyiba to the south.[1]

Name

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The village name means "the monastery/house of Jerir." 19th-century orientalist E. H. Palmer writes that it was named for the Arab poet Jarir ibn Atiyah.[3]

History

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Sherds from the Mamluk era have been uncovered.[5] In 1354, income from Deir Jarir was transferred to the waqf in Jerusalem to be used for the upkeep of the Khātūniyya Madrasa. In 1491-1492, annual revenue sent to the madrasa was 3,800 aspers .[6]

Ottoman period

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In 1517, Deir Jarir was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine. In 1596 Dar Jarir appeared in the tax registers as being in the nahiya of Quds in the liwa of Quds. It had a population of 23 Muslim households. Taxes were paid on wheat, barley, olives, vineyards, fruit trees, occasional revenues, goats and/or bee hives; a total of 4,300 akçe.[7] Shards from the early Ottoman era have also been found.[5]

In 1838, Deir Jureir was described as a Muslim village in the Beni Murrah region north of Jerusalem.[8][9]

When the French explorer Victor Guérin visited the village in 1863 and 1870, he found 200 inhabitants.[10]

An Ottoman village list dating from 1870 records 111 houses and a population of 394 including men only.[11][12]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Dar Jerir as "a village of moderate size, with ancient tombs to the south, and a spring to the west; a few olives on the same side."[13]

In 1896 the population of Deir Jarir was estimated to be about 828 persons.[14]

British Mandate

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In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, the village, named Dair Ijreer, had a population of 739, all Muslim.[15] In the 1931 census the population of Deir Jarir was a total of 847, still entirely Muslim, in 172 inhabited houses.[16]

In the 1945 statistics, the population of Deir Jarir was 1,080, all Muslims,[17] who owned 33,161 dunams (33.2 km2; 12.8 sq mi) of land according to an official land and population survey.[18] 3,091 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 6,499 used for cereals,[19] while 40 dunams (4.0 ha; 9.9 acres) were built-up (urban) land.[20]

Jordanian period

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In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Deir Jarir came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,474 inhabitants in Deir Jarir.[21]

1967-present

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Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Deir Jarir has been under Israeli occupation. The population of Deir Jerir in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 1,275, 18 of whom originated from the Israeli territory.[22]

After the 1995 accords, 15% of village land was classified as Area B, the remaining 85% as Area C. Israel has confiscated 1,264 of dunams of village land for the construction of the Israeli settlement of Kokhav HaShahar.[23]

In September 2005, hundreds of armed residents from Deir Jarir attacked the nearby town of Taybeh due to a family feud. A Palestinian Christian from Taybeh was accused of having an affair with a Muslim woman from Deir Jarir. 13 houses were burned down and three men were arrested (two from Deir Jarir and one from Taybeh). According to the BBC, however, the towns are still friendly and consider themselves one family".[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Deir Jarir Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 5
  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. ^ a b Palmer, 1881, p. 228
  4. ^ a b About Deir Jarir village Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2008-03-15.
  5. ^ a b Finkelstein et al, 1997, p. 591
  6. ^ Burgoyne, 1987, pp. 343−344
  7. ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 113.
  8. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 2, p. 122
  9. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 125
  10. ^ Guérin, 1869, p. 44, and Guérin, 1874, p. 208
  11. ^ Socin, 1879, p. 151 NB: It was noted in the Beni Salim District, a probable typo
  12. ^ Hartmann, 1883, p. 115 found 114 houses
  13. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 291
  14. ^ Schick, 1896, p. 122
  15. ^ Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramallah, p. 16
  16. ^ Mills, 1932, p. 48
  17. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 26
  18. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 64
  19. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 111
  20. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 161
  21. ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 24
  22. ^ Perlmann, Joel (November 2011 – February 2012). "The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version" (PDF). Levy Economics Institute. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  23. ^ Deir Jarir Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 19
  24. ^ "A frightening family feud". Williamson, Lucy. BBC News. 2005-09-10.

Bibliography

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