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Kardala


FieldValue
nameKardala
translit_lang1Arabic
translit_lang1_typeArabic
translit_lang1_infoكردلة
typeMunicipality type D (Village council)
pushpin_mapPalestine
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Kardala within Palestine
coordinates
grid_namePalestine grid
subdivision_typeState
subdivision_nameState of Palestine
subdivision_type1Governorate
subdivision_name1Tubas
established_titleFounded
government_footnotestags --
government_typeVillage council
unit_prefdunam
population_footnotes
population_total234
population_as_of2024
population_density_km2auto

Kardala () is a Palestinian hamlet located in the Tubas Governorate, 13 kilometers northeast of Tubas adjacent to Bardala in the west and Ein al-Beida in the east. It had a population of 234 inhabitants in 2024. It is located on the eastern foothills of the northern Jordan Valley on a fertile plain of land. It is situated at a low elevation of -99 meters below sea level.

Kardala was established in the 1930s. The founders were members of the AL-FOQAHA clan from Tubas who worked as farmers and raised livestock. After the 1948-Arab Israeli War, the A’Hashah family from the Gaza area migrated here as Palestinian refugees. Despite being under the population limit, Kardala is governed by a village council, although instead of consisting of seven members, the council is made up of three members.

Nearly all working residents, spend their livelihoods in agriculture. Of the hamlet's 800 dunams, 250 are arable lands. The built-up area of the village is 30 dunams. Working residents comprise 66% of the population, of which women represent 31%. The average income is 1,000 NIS. There is one Primary school in the village, however, a health clinic is being built. About 85% the residents are literate and attend secondary schools in Bardala. Most university students go to the al-Quds Open University campus in Tubas and to An-Najah National University in Nablus .

References

References

  1. (February 2018). "Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017". [[State of Palestine]].
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231118135047/http://proxy.arij.org/tubas/static/localities/profiles/99_Profile.pdf Kardala Village Profile] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. February 2006.
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