Beit Amin
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority muni Beit Amin (Arabic: بيت أمين) is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western West Bank, located south of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,147 inhabitants in 2006.[1]
Location
Beit Amin is located 8.35km south-east of Qalqiliya. It is bordered by Sanniriya to the east, Al Mudawwar and ‘Izbat al Ashqar to the south, ‘Izbat Salman to the west, and ‘Azzun ‘Atma to the north.[2]
History
In 1882 the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine noted Khurbet Beit Yemin (under "Archæology"): "Walls, cisterns and rock-cut tomb."[3]
post 1967
After the Six-Day War in 1967, Beit Amin has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, about 29.2% of the village land is defined in Area B, while the remainder 70.8% is in Area C. Israel has confiscated land from Beit Amin, ‘Azzun ‘Atma and Mas-ha in order to construct the Israeli settlement of Shi'ar Tikvah. In addition, the Israeli Segregation Wall will isolate some of Beit Amins village land behind the wall.[4]
References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Qalqiliya Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ARIJp4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. 329
- ^ Beit Amin's village profile, ARIJ, 2013, pp. 15-16
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- 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. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Welcome to Beit Amin
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Beit Amin village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
- Beit Amin village profile, ARIJ
- Beit Amin, aerial photo, ARIJ
- Development Priorities and Needs in Beit Amin, ARIJ
- Subterranean Wells of Jayyus and Beit Amin villages in Qalqiliya governorate-swamped with waste dumped by Israeli settlers 12, February, 2007, ARIJ
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