Urif Explained

’Urif
Translit Lang1:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Type:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Info:عوريف
Translit Lang1 Type1:Latin
Translit Lang1 Info1:Orif[1] (unofficial)
Type:Municipality type D (Village council)
Pushpin Map:Palestine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of ’Urif within Palestine
Coordinates:32.1594°N 35.2231°W
Grid Name:Palestine grid
Grid Position:171/174
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nablus
Established Title:Founded
Government Type:Village council
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3624
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Name meaning
Blank Info Sec1:from personal name[3]

Urif (ar|عوريف) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 13 kilometers (8 miles) south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 3,624 inhabitants in 2017.

Location

‘Urif is located 7.6km south of Nablus. It is bordered by ‘Einabus to the east, ‘Asira al Qibliya to the north, and Jamma’in to the west and south.[4]

History

Ceramics from the late Roman have been found here.[5] Dauphin writes that ceramics from the Byzantine era also have been found,[5] but Ellenblum writes that no pottery from that era has been found here.[6]

Crusader period

A woman of Dayr Urif, Sa'ida, was wed to Ahmad ibn Khalid ibn Qudama, a jurist and leader of Hanbali villagers in the Nablus area who fled from Crusader rule to Damascus between 1156 and 1173.[7] Ahmad's grandson Diya al-Din (1173–1245) refers to the presence of Muslims in Urif during his lifetime.[8]

The medieval town of Gerraa, today the ruin of Khirbet Jarra'a, was located to the west.

Ottoman era

Urif was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Jabal Qubal of the liwa (district) of Nablus. It was noted as hali, empty, but a fixed tax rate of 33.3% was paid on various agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and/or beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues"; a total of 2,800 akçe.[9]

In 1838 Urif was noted as a Muslim village, part of the Jurat Merda subdistrict, located south of Nablus.[10] In 1870, Victor Guérin found the village to occupy the top of a hill, and having about 450 inhabitants.[11] In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Urif as: "A stone village, on high ground, with a few olives; supplied by wells and with a small spring to the east."[12]

British Mandate era

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Urif had a population of 270 Muslims,[13] increasing in the 1931 census to 403; 402 Muslims and 1 Christian, in 103 houses.[14]

In the 1945 statistics the population was 520, all Muslims,[15] while the total land area was 3,965 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[16] Of this, 1,107 dunams were for plantations and irrigable land, 1,452 for cereals,[17] while 32 dunams were classified as built-up areas.[18]

Jordanian period

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Urif came under Jordanian rule. The Jordanian census of 1961 found 710 inhabitants.[19]

Post 1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Urif has been under Israeli occupation. As of 2014, 3,115 dunams (77%) of Urif land were Area B, while 949 (23%) were Area C. 58 dunums of Urif's land have been confiscated for the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar.[20]

Chronology of events and disturbances

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.644338 Palestinian official: Jewish settlers deface West Bank school
  2. February 2018 . Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) . . 64–82 . 2023-10-24.
  3. Palmer, 1881, p. 246
  4. http://vprofile.arij.org/nablus/pdfs/vprofile/Urif_vp_en.pdf ‘Urif Village Profile
  5. Dauphin, 1998, p. 803
  6. Ellenblum, 2003, p. 263
  7. Kedar and al-Hajjuj 1994, pp. 147, 149.
  8. Ellenblum, 2003, p. 244
  9. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 130
  10. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 127
  11. Guérin, 1875, p. 177
  12. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP II, p. 287
  13. Barron, 1923, Table IX, p. 25
  14. Mills, 1932, p. 66
  15. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 19
  16. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 61
  17. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 108
  18. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 158
  19. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 25
  20. http://vprofile.arij.org/nablus/pdfs/vprofile/Urif_vp_en.pdf ‘Urif Village Profile
  21. http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israeli-settler-shoots-palestinian-in-west-bank-1.432743 Israeli Settler Shoots Palestinian in West Bank
  22. http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/idf-inquiry-finds-israeli-youth-tied-and-beat-palestinian-after-shot-by-settlers-1.434004 IDF Inquiry Finds Israeli Youth Tied and Beat Palestinian After Shot by Settlers
  23. News: Palestinian, settler violence caught on tape again . Lazaroff, Tovah. The Jerusalem Post. 29 May 2012. 9 April 2017.
  24. News: Israelis burn Palestinian fields and stone vehicles in West Bank after father is stabbed to death at settlement bus stop. Kalman, Matthew. 30 April 2013. The Independent. 9 April 2017.
  25. News: Israeli settlers riot after West Bank terror attack, 6 arrested. Levinson, Chaim . 30 April 2013. Haaretz. 9 April 2017.
  26. Web site: Video footage shows the army failed in its duty to protect Palestinians from settler revenge attacks. B'Tselem. 2 May 2013. 9 April 2017.
  27. Web site: N12 - נעצרו יצרני וסוחרי נשק ליד שכם. 11 July 2016.
  28. http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Barred-access-to-his-farmlands-twice-Palestinian-farmer-says-he-will-wait-for-IDFs-help-485887 Twice barred Palestinian farmer says he will wait for IDF permission
  29. http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/.premium-1.780981 In the West Bank, the tail wags the dog. When civilian security officers are dictating policy on the ground, to whom should Palestinian farmers in Urif turn?
  30. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-west-bank-protests-killed Palestinians killed in West Bank as Israeli crackdown intensifies
  31. News: 20 Countries Rail at Israel for Settler Mob Attacks on Palestinians, IDF Condemns as 'Terror' . en . Haaretz . 2023-09-23.
  32. Web site: ToI Staff . IDF spokesman slams settler riots that ‘create terror’; far-right MK: It was a protest . 2023-09-23 . www.timesofisrael.com . en-US.

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