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Ras Atiya

Ras Atiya
FieldValue
nameRas Atiya
translit_lang1Arabic
translit_lang1_typeArabic
translit_lang1_infoرأس عطيّه
خربة رأس عطيّه
translit_lang1_type1Latin
translit_lang1_info1Ras Atiya (official)
Khirbat Ras Atiya (unofficial)
typeMunicipality type D (Village council)
pushpin_mapPalestine
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Ras Atiya within Palestine
image_mapWBEnclaves.jpg
map_captionMap of the path of the separation barrier around the Qalqilya and Hableh-Ras Atiya enclaves
coordinates
grid_namePalestine grid
grid_position149/174
subdivision_typeState
subdivision_nameState of Palestine
subdivision_type1Governorate
subdivision_name1Qalqilya
established_titleFounded
government_footnotestags --
government_typeVillage council
unit_prefdunam
population_footnotes
population_total2129
population_as_of2017
population_density_km2auto
blank_name_sec1Name meaning
blank_info_sec1Râs ’Atîyeh: "The hill-top of ’Ata"
Kh. Ras et Tireh: "The ruin of the hill-top of the fort of Tireh"

خربة رأس عطيّه Khirbat Ras Atiya (unofficial) Kh. Ras et Tireh: "The ruin of the hill-top of the fort of Tireh" Ras Atiya (; ) is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western area of the West Bank, located 27 km south of Tulkarm and 11 km south of Qalqiliya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,129 inhabitants in 2017.

Location

Ras ‘Atiya (including Ras at Tira and Wadi ar Rasha) is located 4-5 km south of Qalqiliya. It is bordered by ‘Izbat al Ashqar to the east, Ad Dab’a to the east and south, ‘Izbat Jalud and Al Mudawwar to the south, Habla to the west, and An Nabi Elyas and ‘Arab Abu Farda to the north.

History

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found at Kh. Ras et Tireh: "walls and cisterns."

Jordanian era

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

In 1961, the population was 224.

Post-1967

After the Six-Day War in 1967, the area has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 32.2% of Ras 'Atiya land is defined as Area B, while the remainder 67.8% is Area C. Under the same accord, 5% of Ras al-Tira land is defined as Area B, while the remainder 95% is Area C, while 100% of Wadi ar Rasha land is Area C,

Israel has confiscated 51 dunams of land from Ras at Tira in order to construct the Israeli settlement of Alfei Menashe.

Ras Atiya (Khirbet Ras 'Atiye) 1942 1:20,000 (bottom right)

References

Bibliography

References

  1. (February 2018). "Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017". [[State of Palestine]].
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/240/mode/1up 240]
  3. Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/236/mode/1up 236]
  4. [http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/vprofile/rasatiya_vp_en.pdf Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities)], ARIJ, p. 4
  5. Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/355/mode/1up 355]
  6. Government of Jordan, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p27.pdf 27]
  7. [http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/vprofile/rasatiya_vp_en.pdf Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities)], ARIJ, p. 17
  8. [http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/vprofile/rasatiya_vp_en.pdf Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities)], ARIJ, p. 18
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