al-Ramadin
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority municipality Al-Ramadin (Arabic: الرماضين) is a Palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of Hebron and includes the smaller village of 'Arab al-Fureijat to the southeast.[1] The village is part the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the two villages had a combined population of 3,853 in 2007.[2] The principal families are al-Sho'ur, al-Zagharna, al-Fureijat, al-Daraghmeh, al-Raghmat, al-Mlihat and al-Masamra.[1]
Al-Ramadin and 'Arab al-Fureijat were established by Bedouins who fled their traditional homeland in the vicinity of Beersheba in the Negev for the suburbs of ad-Dhahiriya. The name "al-Ramadin" derives from "Ramadan," the patriarch of the main Bedouin tribe that founded the modern village after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A nine-member village council was appointed by the Palestinian Authority to administer al-Ramadin and Arab al-Fureijat in 1997.[1]
There are three active mosques in al-Ramadin, as well as three historic Christian edifices, including the al-Fadi Monastery and al-Asela Church.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Ar Ramadin Village Profile. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2009.
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.121.
- ^ West Bank Health care Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
External links
- Barrier route July 2008
- Ar Ramadin village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
- Ar Ramadin Village Profile, ARIJ
- Ar Ramadin village aerial photo, ARIJ
- The priorities and needs for development in Ar Ramadin village based on the community and local authorities’ assessment, ARIJ
