Abu Dis
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| Abu Dis | |
| Arabic | ابو ديس |
| Government | City |
| Also Spelled | Abu Dies (officially) |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Population | 12,100 (2006) |
| Jurisdiction | 28,332 dunams (28.3 km²) |
Abu Dis (Arabic: ابو ديس) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, bordering Jerusalem. Abu Dis is due east of the Jerusalem municipal border. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of approximately 12,100 in mid-year 2006.[1]
According to the UN General Assembly Resolution 194 in 1948, Abu Dis was to be the most Eastern part of the corpus separatum Jerusalem area. However, like the rest of the West Bank, it was annexed by Jordan at the end of the British Mandate in 1948.
Israel occupied it in the 1967 Six-Day War, and since the 1995 signing of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip it has been administered by the Palestinian National Authority. Abu Dis has been mentioned as a possible capital for a future Palestinian State.[2] Most of the PNA's offices responsible for Jerusalem affairs are located in the town.[3]
The recent construction of the Israeli West Bank barrier along the border between Abu Dis and Jerusalem has made it difficult for Abu Dis' residents to access Jerusalem's services without a permit.[3] The barrier will also detach over 6,000 dunums of arable land from the city's total land area of 28,332 dunums.[4]
Abu Dis has a boy's secondary school, a girl's secondary school and a primary school. Abu Dis is also home to the Al-Quds University.[3]
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Camden Town, United Kingdom.[5]Abu Dis has 3 Major families. Khanafseh, Halabyeh and Erikat. Abu Dis is bordering to Bethany (Azariah) which was mentioned in the old Testament. East of Abu Dis territories has been confiscated by the Israel' government where they build (Ma 'ale Adomim) the largest Israelis settlement in West Bank. Abu Dis people usually it take them 5 minutes to reach Jerusalem, now thanks to the Israeli wall, Abu Dis could not get in. If they are lucky with permit, they need to drive 30 KM to reach Jerusalem. As per history, Saladin at the time when he liberated Jerusalem from the crusaders, he build a mosque in Abu Dis, named after him till now.
Abu Dis well know with olives trees, and its fertile land. The situation in the territory made it hard to take care of the agriculture sector. Many of Abu Dis people lives in Jordan, The Persian Gulf, Europe and America.
[edit] References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jerusalem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
- ^ Palestine denies Arafat's approval of Abu Dis as Palestinian capital Arabic News. 1998-05-07
- ^ a b c UNRWA Profile of Abu Dis United Nations Relief and Works Agency March 2004
- ^ Abu Dis: A Palestinian Town Tarred by the Israeli Wall Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2004-02-04.
- ^ Camden-Abu Dis partnership
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