al-Uddeisa, also spelled Al 'Uddeisa, is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is a locality of Sa'ir, in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,474 in mid-year 2006.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1.[2]
al-Uddeisa | |
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  al-Uddeisa Location of al-Uddeisa within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′35″N 35°08′36″E / 31.54306°N 35.14333°E | |
| Palestine grid | 163/106 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,474 |
History edit
In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found there "foundations, pillar-shafts and a large vaulted cistern.[3] At the time, it was named Khurbet al Addeisiyeh, meaning "The ruin of the lentil-fields".[4]
References edit
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ West Bank Health care Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 347
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 397
Bibliography edit
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. 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 edit
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Al-Uddeisa, part of Sa'ir, Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
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