Tayibe
| Tayibe | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | טייבה |
| • Also spelled | Tayiba (unofficial) |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الطـّيـّبة |
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| Coordinates: 32°16′0″N 35°00′37″E / 32.266667°N 35.01028°ECoordinates: 32°16′0″N 35°00′37″E / 32.266667°N 35.01028°E | |
| District | Center |
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| • Type | City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,662 dunams (18.662 km2 or 7.205 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 36,800 |
Tayibe (Arabic: طيّبة Ṭayyibaḧ, Hebrew: טַיִּבָּה; also Taibeh or Tayiba) is an Israeli Arab city in central Israel, 12 kilometers east of Kfar Saba.[1] In 2007, it had a population of 36,800.[2] Tayibe is part of the Triangle.
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[edit] History
A village called Tayyibat al-Ism was on the list of lands allocated by sultan Baibars to his amirs in 663 H. (1265–1266 C.E.), about thirty years after the Arab conquest of Palestine. In Mamluk times, the village name appeared on documents referring to the waqf of the mosque in Hebron.[3] Under the Mamluks, nomadic tribes moved into the area.[4]
During Ottoman rule, the daftar of 1596 shows the village was under the administration of the nahiya of Bani Sab. With a population of 50 households ("khana") and 5 bachelors, all Muslim, who paid taxes on wheat, barley, summercrops (including gura, melons, beans, vegetables etc.), olive trees, beehives and goats.[5]
In the "Survey of Western Palestine" at the end of the nineteenth century, Tayibe was described as: "a large straggling village on the end of a slope, principally built of stone. It is supplied by cisterns and surrounded with olives."[6]
In the 1931 census, Tayibe had 2,944 residents living in 658 houses, all Muslim. The count may have included two nearby Bedouin tribes.[7]
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Israeli forces captured the town lands, but not the town itself. Tayibe was transferred to Israel as part of the 1949 cease-fire agreement with Jordan.[1] According to David Gilmour, "the inhabitants were furious that Abdullah I of Jordan had simply handed them over to Israel but were relieved that they were to be reunited with their land. However, the Law of Acquisition of Absentee Property, which was passed in 1950 but made retroactive, was specially devised to take care of cases like this. Although they had not moved from their village, the inhabitants were declared 'absentees' and their land 'abandoned property'. According to the villagers, they lost 8,000 acres (3,237.49 ha) of their 11,000 acres (4,451.54 ha)."[8]
Tayibe achieved local council status in 1952. In 1990, it was declared a city.[1]
[edit] Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 100.0% Arab (99.7% Muslim), with no significant Jewish population. In 2001 there were 15,100 males and 14,500 females. 47.5% of the population was 19 years of age or younger, 17.4% between 20 and 29, 20.3% between 30 and 44, 9.6% from 45 to 59, 2.0% from 60 to 64, and 3.3% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 3.2%.
The population of Tayibe, one of the largest and most developed Arab villages in Israel, is made up of 20 extended families, all Muslim.[9]
[edit] Income
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According to CBS, there were 4,859 salaried workers and 559 self-employed persons in Tayibe in 2000. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was NIS 3,270, a real change of −0.5% over the course of 2000. Salaried males had a mean monthly wage of NIS 3,796 (a real change of 0.9%) versus NIS 2,318 for females (a real change of −6.7%). The mean income for the self-employed was 3,826. There were 379 people receiving unemployment benefits and 3,151 people receiving an income guarantee. On a scale of 1 to 10 the city is rated 3 on a socioeconomic level.
[edit] Education and culture
In 2001, there were 13 schools with a total enrollment of 6,970 students: 9 elementary schools (3,984 students) and 4 high schools (2,986 students). Nearly half of all 12th graders completed their Bagrut matriculation exams.
An educational empowerment project has been operating in Tayibe since 2006 to reduce the dropout rate among Bedouin students. The students receive extra help in Arabic, Hebrew, English and math, and attend special enrichment workshops in inter-personal communication. Following the success of this project, the project has been expanded to nearby Qalansawe and other Arab villages in Israel.[10]
The Tayibe Women Against Violence organization was established to work against violence in the community. The organization offers seminars and workshops that increase women's awareness of their rights and helps them find jobs.[11]
[edit] Sports
Hapoel Tayibe F.C. was a football club based in Tayibe. In 1996, it became the first Israeli Arab club to play in the top division.[12] Israeli former basketball player and current basketball coach Orna Ostfeld is the first Jewish physical education teacher to work in an Arab school in Tayibe.[13]
[edit] Landmarks
An ancient oak tree in Tayibe was declared the largest in Israel.The oak has a trunk circumference of 690 centimeters. According to local legend, there is an angel that watches over the tree and avenges any damage to it. It is said to be 1,400 years old, although this has not been scientifically proven.[14]
[edit] Notable residents
- Kais Nashef, actor
- Mahmud A-Nashaf
- Ahmad Tibi, MK, Ta'al
- Walid Sadek, MK, Meretz
- Senan Abdelqader, architect[15]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c About Tayibe
- ^ "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 2008-10-18.
- ^ Petersen, 2001, p.296
- ^ Population’s Composition during the Mamluk Period (1260 – 1516): Elimination of the Christian Majority, Rivka Lissak
- ^ 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. p. 141
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, p.166. Cited in Petersen, 2001, p.296
- ^ Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem, 1932, p58
- ^ Walter Schwarz: The Arabs in Israel Faber & Faber, London 1959, p. 40, and Israel and Palestine, No. 51 (August 1976), p.1. Quoted in Gilmour, 1983, p. 106
- ^ Effects of consanguineous reproductive outcome in an Arab community in Israel
- ^ Alkhaimah- Association for Education & Development
- ^ Tayibe: A dream came true
- ^ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=302168 It's a level playing field, Haaretz
- ^ Electra Ramat Hasharon. "Staff – Orna Ostfeld". Rhbb.org.il. http://www.rhbb.org.il/len/agallery%20presentation/c10825/118308.php. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ Lightning strike brings new fame to giant old oak tree. Haaretz.
- ^ A jump start for Palestinian architecture – Haaretz – Israel News
[edit] Bibliography
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- 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 2 (map XI)
- Gilmour, David (1983): Dispossessed. The Ordeal of the Palestinians. Sphere books, Great Britain, ISBN 0-7221-3842-3
- Guérin, M. V. (1875): Samarie, II p. 352
- 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. ( p.193 )
- Petersen, Andrew (2001), A Gazetteer of Buildings in Muslim Palestine: Volume I (British Academy Monographs in Archaeology), Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780197270110, http://www.amazon.com/dp/0197270115 p. 296–298
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