Julis
| Julis | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | ג'וּלִס, ג'וליס |
| • ISO 259 | Ǧúlis |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | جولس |
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| Coordinates: 32°56′39″N 35°11′9″E / 32.94417°N 35.18583°ECoordinates: 32°56′39″N 35°11′9″E / 32.94417°N 35.18583°E | |
| District | North |
| Founded | 16th century |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council (from 1967) |
| • Head of Municipality | Nadeem Amar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,970 dunams (4 km2 / 1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 5,400 |
Julis (Arabic: جولس, Hebrew: ג'וּלִס)[1] is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel.
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[edit] Etymology
According to local legend, the name is derived from "Julius," the name of a Roman commander who camped in the area. Others say it is from the Arabic word for "sitting" - "jalis", as it is located on lower hills than the surrounding villages, and thus seems to be sitting.
[edit] History
According to the 1596 Ottoman daftar Julis had a predominantly Muslim (Druze?) population, with a total of 79 households. The taxable produce comprised wheat, barley, "summer crops", fruit trees, and "goats and bees". Julis also had a press for olive oil or grape syrup.[2] During the 16th century there was also a small Jewish population.[3]In the early part of the 18th century Julis was one of the major cotton producing villages in the area.[4] Later in the same century it was one of five villages in nahiya ("subdistrict") Sahil Akka (Acre coast), which were owned directly by the governor of Acre, and were exempt from the usual Ottoman taxes.[5]In the late nineteenth century, Julis was described as "a village built of stone containing about 200 Druzes, surrounded by olives and arable land."[6]
[edit] Modern era
Julis was declared a local council in 1967. The head of the local council is Salman Hino. The population was estimated at 5,400 residents at the end of 2007.[7] The annual population growth rate was 1.8%. All of the residents adhere to the Druze faith.
In 2000, a high percentage (72.1%, compared to 60.3% in Tel Aviv) of all high school students received a matriculation certificate. The mean income was NIS 5,067 per month (over the year 2007), compared to a national average of NIS 6,743.
[edit] Landmarks
- Druze Center House [8]
- Maqam Shaykh al-Farsi - This is located to the south of the old village, consisting of two older buildings and a domed one. In an open area there are two cenotaphs with inscriptions which record the life of Shaykh al-Farsi. His date of death is given as 1167 H (1753-1754 C.E.).[9]
- Sheik Ali Faris cave - Located about 2 kilometers North-East of Julis. In this cave Sheik Ali Faris resided and did his contemplation.
[edit] Notable residents
[edit] References
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p.43
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 191. Quoted in Petersen, 2001, p. 191
- ^ Alex Carmel, Peter Schäfer and Yossi Ben-Artzi (1990). The Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 634–1881. Beihefte zum Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients : Reihe B, Geisteswissenschaften; Nr. 88. Wiesbaden: Reichert. p. 94.
- ^ Cohen, 1973, p. 12. Cited in Petersen, 2001, p.191
- ^ Cohen, 1973, p. 126, 133. Cited in Petersen, 2001, p. 191
- ^ Conder, and Kitchener, 1881, I:146. Cited in Petersen, 2001, p.191
- ^ "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008-06-30. http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ The Druze Center House - Hebrew Website
- ^ Petersen, 2001, p.191
[edit] Bibliography
- Cohen, A. (1973), Palestine in the Eighteenth Century: Patterns of Government and Administration, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Cited in Petersen, (2001)
- Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. Kitchener (1881): The Survey of Western Palestine: memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. London:Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. vol 1
- Guérin, M. V. (1880): Description Géographique, Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. Galilee, "Tome II" (p.8 )
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center, http://www.palestineremembered.com/Articles/General-2/Story3150.html p. 40
- Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter and Kamal Abdulfattah (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. Cited in Petersen, 2001.
- 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.
- Petersen, Andrew (2001): A Gazetteer of Buildings in Muslim Palestine: Volume I (British Academy Monographs in Archaeology)
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