Kafr al-Labad
| Kafr al-Labad | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | كفراللبد |
 Kafr al-Labad
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| Coordinates: 32°17′51.05″N 35°06′33.78″E / 32.2975139°N 35.1093833°ECoordinates: 32°17′51.05″N 35°06′33.78″E / 32.2975139°N 35.1093833°E | |
| Governorate | Tulkarm |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 11,917 dunams (11.9 km2 or 4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 4,074 |
Kafr al-Labad (Arabic: كفراللبد) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located 9 kilometers east of Tulkarm and two kilometers south of Anabta. Its population in 2007 was 4,074 according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.[1] It has a total land area of 11,917 dunams, of which 25% is used for agricultural purposes. The town's main agricultural products are olives, fruits and wheat.[2]
History [edit]
During early Ottoman Empire rule in 1596, Kafr al-Labad was part of the nahiya ("subdistrict") of Qaqun, part of the larger Sanjak of Nablus. It had a population of 57 households.[3]
In 1995, the Israeli military confiscated about 200 dunams of Kafr al-Labad's lands to enlarge the nearby Israeli settlement of Avnei Hefetz.[4] In total, about 355 dunams of Kafr al-Labad's lands have been added to Avnei Hefetz, while an additional 20 have been confiscated for the settlement of Einav.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ 2007 PCBS census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). p. 108.
- ^ a b The Expansion of Avni Hefets colony at the Expense of Kufr Al Labbad village. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2009-08-03.
- ^ al-Salim, Farid. Landed Property and Elite Conflict in Ottoman Tulkarm. Jerusalem Quarterly. Autumn 2011.
- ^ The Middle East: Abstracts and Indexes. Library Information and Research Service, 1999. Vol. 23, p. 280.
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