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Al-Yamun

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al-Yamun
Municipality type B
Arabic transcription(s)
•Arabicاليامون
al-Yamun is located in State of Palestine
al-Yamun
al-Yamun
Location of al-Yamun withinPalestine
Coordinates:32°29′11.35″N35°14′06.98″E/ 32.4864861°N 35.2352722°E/32.4864861; 35.2352722
Palestine grid171/210
StateState of PalestineState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
• TypeMunicipality
Area
• Total20,361dunams(20.4 km2or 7.9 sq mi)
Population
(2017)[1]
• Total20,774
• Density1,000/km2(2,600/sq mi)
Name meaningFrom a personal name[2]

Al-Yamun(Arabic:اليامون) is aPalestiniantown located nine kilometers west ofJeninin theJenin GovernorateofPalestine,in the northernWest Bank.Al-Yamun's land area consists of approximately 20,000dunams,of which 1,300 dunams is built-up area.[3]

According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics,the town had a population of 16,383 inhabitants in the 2007 census and 20,774 by 2017.[1][4]The population is formed mainly of a number of families such as Frehat, Khamaysa, Samudi, Hushiya, Abu al-Hija, Samara, 'Abahra, Zaid, Jaradat, Sharqieh and Nawahda that sourced many inspirational figures such as Jad and Ayham Frihat.[3]

History

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The town is an ancient one, where twocolumnsand twocapitalshave been reused at the door of themosque.[5]

Potsherdsfrom the early and lateRoman,Byzantine,earlyMuslimand the Middle Ages have been found here.[6]

Ottoman era

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In 1517 al-Yamun was incorporated into theOttoman Empirewith the rest of Palestine. During the16thand17th centuries,it belonged to theTurabayEmirate (1517-1683), which encompassed also theJezreel Valley,Haifa,Jenin,Beit She'an Valley,northernJabal Nablus,Bilad al-Ruha/Ramot Menashe,and the northern part of theSharon plain.[7][8]

In thecensusof 1596, the village appeared as “Yamoun”, located in thenahiyaof Sha'ara in theliwaofLajjun.It had a population of 28 households, allMuslim.They paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 15,000akçe.[9]Potsherds from the Ottoman era have also been found here.[6]

According to local tradition, modern al-Yamun was established in the era ofZahir al-Omar,the 18th century Arab governor of Galilee, while the region was part of theOttoman Empire.[10]

In 1799, al-Yamun was named the villageEllamounon the mapPierre Jacotinmade during theFrench campaign in Egypt and Syria.[11]

In 1838Edward Robinsonnoted it on his travels,[12]and in 1870Victor Guérinfound that Yamun had 500 inhabitants, and was divided into two quarters, each commanded by its ownsheikh.[13]

In 1870/1871 (1288AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in thenahiyaof Shafa al-Gharby.[14]

In 1882 thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestinedescribed it as “A large village, with olives round it, standing on high ground, with awellon the east. This appears to be the 'Janna of theOnomasticon,’ 3 miles south ofLegio;does not exactly agree, being 7 English miles. "[15]

British Mandate era

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In the1922 census of Palestine,conducted by theBritish Mandate authorities,Yamun had a population of 1,485; all Muslims except one Christian[16]who was Orthodox.[17]The population increased in the1931 censusto 1,836; all Muslim, in a total of 371 houses.[18]

In the1945 statisticsthe population was 2,520; all Muslims,[19]with 20,361dunamsof land, according to an official land and population survey.[20]6,036 dunams were used for plantations and irrigable land, 11,121 dunams for cereals,[21]while a total of 58 dunams were built-up, urban land.[22]

Jordanian era

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In the wake of the1948 Arab–Israeli War,and after the1949 Armistice Agreements,al-Yamun came underJordanian rule.Some of al-Yamun inhabitants descended from Abu-Hija, a commander who came to Palestine withSaladin.After 1948, al-Yamun received fellow Abu-Hija descendants from the depopulated village ofEin Hod,presently in Israel.[23]

In 1961, the population of al-Yamun was 4,173.[24]

Post-1967

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Since theSix-Day Warin 1967, al-Yamun has been underIsraeli occupation.

On October 29, 2008, Muhammad 'Abahra, a farmer in the town was killed by theIDF.'Abahra had a shotgun in his possession leading the IDF to believe he would fire at them. 'Abahra's son, however, alleged, that his father was guarding his sheep from suspected thieves.[25]

Folklore

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In the village's center, on a tell, there is a tomb-shrine named the "Maqamof Nabi Yamin "or" A-Nabi Binyamin. "It is attributed to the biblical figureBenjamin,son ofJacob,and according to several traditions, he is buried there, with the village being named after him.[26]The tomb is housed within a cave, over which the building was constructed. No one dares to enter the cave, out of belief that anyone who does will suffer a disaster. Locals maintain the site and visit it on Fridays.[26]

Another tomb-shrine in the village is the "Maqam of ash-Sheikh Mubaraq." One tradition identifies him as aSufisheikh from either the 9th or 12th century CE. Another tradition associates the shrine with a figure named Abdullah ibn Mubaraq, believed to be one of theProphet's companions,though such a figure is undocumented in Islamic history. Locals light candles and offer incense here, believing that its smell expelsSatan.[26]

The village's southern cemetery contains a third tomb-shrine, ash-Sheikh Yusef Abu al-Hija. The Abu al-Hija family descends from the same lineage as that ofKaukab Abu al-HijainLower Galilee.This sheikh migrated early in his life toArraba,later moved toKafr Qud,and died in Al-Yamun. Locals believe he can curejoint painandintestinal gas,as well as pain in various organs, through blows to the affected areas. His grave is honored and maintained by the village.[26]

Demography

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Local origins

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Yamun's population includes some who originated from theHauranregion (today in Syria and Jordan) and others fromEgypt.What is more, near the highway, there are people fromTubaswho engage in irrigation farming.[10]

References

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  1. ^abPreliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017(PDF).Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics(PCBS) (Report).State of Palestine.February 2018. pp. 64–82.Retrieved2023-10-24.
  2. ^Palmer, 1881, p.156
  3. ^abIsraeli army's terror and Sabotage actions in Al Yamun town, Jenin DistrictArchived2016-08-14 at theWayback MachineApplied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2004-07-05.
  4. ^2007 Locality Population Statistics.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics(PCBS).
  5. ^Dauphin, 1998, pp. 748-9
  6. ^abZertal, 2016, pp.188-190
  7. ^al-Bakhīt, Muḥammad ʻAdnān; al-Ḥamūd, Nūfān Rajā (1989)."Daftar mufaṣṣal nāḥiyat Marj Banī ʻĀmir wa-tawābiʻihā wa-lawāḥiqihā allatī kānat fī taṣarruf al-Amīr Ṭarah Bāy sanat 945 ah".www.worldcat.org.Amman: Jordanian University. pp. 1–35.Retrieved2023-05-15.
  8. ^Marom, R.;Tepper, Y.;Adams, M."Lajjun: Forgotten Provincial Capital in Ottoman Palestine".Levant.doi:10.1080/00758914.2023.2202484.
  9. ^Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 160
  10. ^abGrossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". inShomron studies.Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 349
  11. ^Karmon, 1960, p.169Archived2017-12-01 at theWayback Machine
  12. ^Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 2, pp.161,167
  13. ^Guérin, 1875, p.225
  14. ^Grossman, David (2004).Arab Demography and Early Jewish Settlement in Palestine.Jerusalem: Magnes Press. p. 256.
  15. ^Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p.46
  16. ^Barron, 1923, Table IX, Sub-district of Jenin, p.30
  17. ^Barron, 1923, Table XV, p.47
  18. ^Mills, 1932, p.71
  19. ^Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p.17
  20. ^Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics.Village Statistics, April, 1945.Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.55
  21. ^Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics.Village Statistics, April, 1945.Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.100
  22. ^Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics.Village Statistics, April, 1945.Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p.150
  23. ^Ben Ze'ev, 2011, p.92
  24. ^Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p.13
  25. ^West Bank farmer killed by troopsBBC News.BBC MMVIII. 2008-10-29.
  26. ^abcdTal, Uri (2023).Muslim Shrines in Eretz Israel: History, Religion, Traditions, Folklore(in Hebrew). Jerusalem: Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi. pp. 106–107.ISBN978-965-217-452-9.

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