Kafr Thulth
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Kafr Thulth is a Palestinian
town located on high, flat land close to the city of Nablus
, 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) south of Tulkarm
in the Qalqilya Governorate
. The average elevation is 270 metres (885.8 ft) above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
, the town's population was 3,921 in the 2007 census.
In 1597 was nearly 150 persons or about 14 families but now there are about 5,000 persons, but the other kherab and small societies about 4500 persons.
name preserves the place name of Baal-shalisha, an ancient village believed to have been located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the south at a site known in modern times as Khirbat Sirisya.
to the south, Sanniriya
and Biddia villages to the east and Deir Istiya
to the west. In 1948, parts of Kharab and Aizab, such as, Salman, al-Moudwer, al-Sheikh Ahmad, al-Ashqar, Ras Tirah, al-Dabha, Kirash Kherba and Ras Atiya
— villages or land areas that originally belonged to Kafr Thulth were separated from the town by the Green Line
, which forms the border between Israel
and the West Bank
.
Kafr Thulth's land was extended to the border of the Auja stream and by the 19th century the town's total land area was about 50-60,000 dunam
s. It had bordered Habla, Jaljuliya, Azzun
and Islah
, but Kafr Thulth's jurisdiction decreased in 1954; Then, the distance was 924 dunams, while the distance reached up to Kherash Kherba that belong to Kafr Thulth 3,665 dunams.
Located in the north direction of the town, and there one water wells, and it's full of places used to put dead persons on its tombs.
Located one kilometer on the east direction, it has a destroyed mosque
, cemetery, wells, cajes, pools, refers to romantic regine'(century), and this place was destroyed after misunderstanding with Kafr Thulth people, and this people transfer to Kufr Qaria this happened in 19th century.
It's on the west side of Kafr Thulth about 800 meters distance, it has wells and cafes but it has no ruins, or marks, like Kufur Qari'a.
To the south west of Kafr Thulth, it has wells, and pieces of ruins refers to Romantic period .
Located on high land west of Kafr Thulth, lost to Israel
in 1948. and transfer the inhabitants of this area, Garaba family was living in this place who the belong to Kufur Thulth, with cafes houses, wells of water, and pools.
Named after Sheikh Mohammad Al-Kheerashi, who worked as Imam of Al-Aqsa mosque
, and died in 1033 Higri.
It's an old place, it's located on the east side of Kafr Thulth within the land of Diristia may be refer to Romantic age, it has water wells and walls .
It has well and walls, near the old places there is Al-Jamal cafe, it is called Al-Jamal café, because there is a statue of kamel, there was a bridegroom loaded on it, and there are some writings on it, pictures, and may refer to Kanains, many troops have visited Kafr Thulth from Arabs and Foreigners, one of these visitors was Al-Bakri Al-Sideeq who visits Palestine who said going to Kafr Thulth is goodness, and we get in to forest during night and we visited Al-Sheilk Rabee, and with us were many of people (religious people) from sofia.
That means that Kafr Thulth was surrounded with a lot of trees, and a lot of animals dangerous ones, and some of lands and places named by animals like tiger land, oxes village.
valley, and it was a safe place for the these replion as Ahmad Al-Tahoni (Abu-Jildi) and Faries Azuni who was the commander of dead platoon, abed Al-Hamed Al-Merdawi Abdul-Kader, Al-Hussani and others, and Kafr Thulth shared in replion movements which moved out of this town for example the repel of Shukher Abu-Kishik and attack molabes, and Faries Al-Azzunai and stand against British Policy, which caused killing of Abdullah Al-Qasas, and others were injured and Kafr Thulth was under curfew eight times, and last for many days. and people crowded in mosque includes children, men and women, and Kafr Thulth people joined 1948 war, 70 people moved to join Iraqi troops near Jaljoliya and Salman Battles near, and sharing in First Intifadah (uprising) in 1987, and the number of martyrs was about 30 up to 2004.
s the use local workers, and machinal, the land distance increased from 1000 donoms, in 1945 to 18000 donoms, in 2004 before the citizens were working with their neighbors in olive the income of a family reached up to 500 kg of olive oil, in addition of planting vegetables and Blastic houses, in addition of cultivating their lands different kinds of trees, Kafr Thulth is considered the second town in Palestine dealing with the distance of its land, about 2600 donoms, a lot of lands were lost because of occupations, like Turkish, British mandate, most of its people worked in Israeli settlements, the other worked in commercial back to Jordanian Authority on Palestine, they work in cultivation, as farmers, and digging wells of water, and there are eight wells, in salman village, Al-Moudawar and Alsheilk Ahmad.
This town considered as one of towns that plant olive trees and producing a lot of olive oil. So there are three places for squeezing olive fruit in order to got oil out of it. One of these projects is out of service because of having a misunderstanding between the partner, in general the most important problem that the town suffer from is water and this was reflected on planting and cultivating more, and concentrating on well water for irrigation.
Most of people in Kafr Thulth like to breed different kinds of animals and birds like sheep. Goats, doves, chickens, hens, to reinforce the idea of self autonomy, and number of sheep reached up to 10,000 head, besides 40,000 birds in 1998 but these numbers were decreased because of establishing "apartheid wall campaign" which cover a distance of 7000 donoms of land that belong to Kafr Thulth.
Kafr Thulth has many establishments formal and local and these give services to people, like :
Local Council : Mayer's worked for a long time in delivering services to people, in Jordanian period and British one, from 1958–1994, this period ended when our Palestinian Authority came in to Palestine and Kafr Thulth became a municipality, because of increasing of people and citizens, and this municipality is run by a chief and twelve members covering all period because of the political reasons from 1966-1974 they establish a clinic, and a public telephone, building more rooms and halls and transfer of school level –from primary to elementary- establishing a school especially for girls in 1972. In period expanded from 1974–1994, many rooms were established, repairing streets and roads, and establishing electrical project by buying electrical motors, fits the needs of the town and establishing Kufur Thuluth charitable society, while period extended from 1995-1997 adding more rooms schools and repairing Al-Ashkar road in cooperation with other establishment, two primary schools were built so far, for girls and boys they spend many efforts to bring in water for Kafr Thulth, but Israeli objected that.
Palestinian people
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town located on high, flat land close to the city of Nablus
Nablus
Nablus is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 126,132. Located in a strategic position between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center.Founded by the...
, 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) south of Tulkarm
Tulkarm
Tulkarem or Tulkarm is a Palestinian city in the northern Samarian mountain range in the Tulkarm Governorate in the extreme northwestern West Bank adjacent to the Netanya and Haifa districts to the west, the Nablus and Jenin Districts to the east...
in the Qalqilya Governorate
Qalqilya Governorate
The Qalqilya Governorate is an administrative area of the Palestinian National Authority in the northwestern West Bank. Its capital or muhfaza is the city of Qalqilya that borders the Green Line.-Towns and villages:* Azzun 'Atma* Baqah...
. The average elevation is 270 metres (885.8 ft) above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is the statistical organization under the umbrella of the Palestinian Cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority....
, the town's population was 3,921 in the 2007 census.
In 1597 was nearly 150 persons or about 14 families but now there are about 5,000 persons, but the other kherab and small societies about 4500 persons.
Name
Kafr in means "village" and Thulth means "three" or "a third". This ArabicArabic language
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name preserves the place name of Baal-shalisha, an ancient village believed to have been located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the south at a site known in modern times as Khirbat Sirisya.
Geography
Kafr Thulth is bordered by AzzunAzzun
Azzoun is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm and is a part of the Qalqilya Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Azzoun had a population of approximately 8,300 in mid-year 2006...
to the south, Sanniriya
Sanniriya
Sanniriya is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western area of the West Bank, located south of Qalqilya and southwest of Nablus...
and Biddia villages to the east and Deir Istiya
Deir Istiya
Deir Istiya is a Palestinian town of 3,106 located in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, southwest of Nablus and east of Salfit...
to the west. In 1948, parts of Kharab and Aizab, such as, Salman, al-Moudwer, al-Sheikh Ahmad, al-Ashqar, Ras Tirah, al-Dabha, Kirash Kherba and Ras Atiya
Ras Atiya
Ras Atiya is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the Western area of the West Bank, located 27 kilometers South of Tulkarm and 11 kilometers South of Qalqiliya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,599 inhabitants...
— villages or land areas that originally belonged to Kafr Thulth were separated from the town by the Green Line
Green Line (Israel)
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, which forms the border between Israel
Israel
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and the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
.
Kafr Thulth's land was extended to the border of the Auja stream and by the 19th century the town's total land area was about 50-60,000 dunam
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s. It had bordered Habla, Jaljuliya, Azzun
Azzun
Azzoun is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm and is a part of the Qalqilya Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Azzoun had a population of approximately 8,300 in mid-year 2006...
and Islah
Islah
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, but Kafr Thulth's jurisdiction decreased in 1954; Then, the distance was 924 dunams, while the distance reached up to Kherash Kherba that belong to Kafr Thulth 3,665 dunams.
Land ownership in 1945
| Ethnic Group | Land Ownership (Dunums) |
|---|---|
| Arab | 24,851 |
| Jewish | 82 |
| Public | 5 |
| Total | 24,938 |
Israeli settlements on Kafr Thulth lands
| Arabic | English | Hebrew | Year of Construction | Population (2006) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أورانيت | Oranit Oranit Oranit is an Israeli settlement and local council located off Highway 5 adjacent to Kafr Qasim, north of Rosh HaAyin on the western edge of the West Bank. On the Seam Zone, a sizable amount of the town's land is located within the Green Line... |
אורנית | 1983 | 5800 |
Land usage in 1945
| Land Usage Type | Arab (dunum) | Jewish (dunum) |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigated & Plantation | 1,629 | 0 |
| Area planted with olives | 1,921 | 0 |
| Planted with cereals | 6,329 | 62 |
| Built up | 55 | 0 |
| Cultivable | 7,958 | 62 |
| Non-Cultivable | 16,843 | 20 |
| Lands usurped within armistice area | 0 | 1,241 Dunums |
Archeology
There are several ruins or khirbets in Kafr Thulth:- Khirbet Kharab:
Located in the north direction of the town, and there one water wells, and it's full of places used to put dead persons on its tombs.
- Khirbet Kafr Qari'a:
Located one kilometer on the east direction, it has a destroyed mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
, cemetery, wells, cajes, pools, refers to romantic regine'(century), and this place was destroyed after misunderstanding with Kafr Thulth people, and this people transfer to Kufr Qaria this happened in 19th century.
- Khirbet al-Baiad:
It's on the west side of Kafr Thulth about 800 meters distance, it has wells and cafes but it has no ruins, or marks, like Kufur Qari'a.
- Khirbet al-Basateen:
To the south west of Kafr Thulth, it has wells, and pieces of ruins refers to Romantic period .
- Khirbet al-Zakoor:
Located on high land west of Kafr Thulth, lost to Israel
Israel
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in 1948. and transfer the inhabitants of this area, Garaba family was living in this place who the belong to Kufur Thulth, with cafes houses, wells of water, and pools.
- Khirbet Khuraish:
Named after Sheikh Mohammad Al-Kheerashi, who worked as Imam of Al-Aqsa mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as al-Aqsa, is the third holiest site in Sunni Islam and is located in the Old City of Jerusalem...
, and died in 1033 Higri.
- Khirbet Shuhadi:
It's an old place, it's located on the east side of Kafr Thulth within the land of Diristia may be refer to Romantic age, it has water wells and walls .
- Khirbet Abdul Rahim:
It has well and walls, near the old places there is Al-Jamal cafe, it is called Al-Jamal café, because there is a statue of kamel, there was a bridegroom loaded on it, and there are some writings on it, pictures, and may refer to Kanains, many troops have visited Kafr Thulth from Arabs and Foreigners, one of these visitors was Al-Bakri Al-Sideeq who visits Palestine who said going to Kafr Thulth is goodness, and we get in to forest during night and we visited Al-Sheilk Rabee, and with us were many of people (religious people) from sofia.
That means that Kafr Thulth was surrounded with a lot of trees, and a lot of animals dangerous ones, and some of lands and places named by animals like tiger land, oxes village.
History and Occupation
This town Kafr Thulth suffered more and more like other cities and villages in Palestine, because of the Turkish Age, bad period in 1858 was destroyed because of civil war between Palestinians families and the Fight of posses one of there was Al-Rayan, Al-qassim, and Yamani revolution against Othmany, in rasa, Kafr Thulth was effected Kafr Thulth people they steal their land that owns by farmers, they demand them to pay taxes, Kafr Thulth shared in resistance of Napoleon in 1799, and a French Battalion try to enter from AzzunAzzun
Azzoun is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm and is a part of the Qalqilya Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Azzoun had a population of approximately 8,300 in mid-year 2006...
valley, and it was a safe place for the these replion as Ahmad Al-Tahoni (Abu-Jildi) and Faries Azuni who was the commander of dead platoon, abed Al-Hamed Al-Merdawi Abdul-Kader, Al-Hussani and others, and Kafr Thulth shared in replion movements which moved out of this town for example the repel of Shukher Abu-Kishik and attack molabes, and Faries Al-Azzunai and stand against British Policy, which caused killing of Abdullah Al-Qasas, and others were injured and Kafr Thulth was under curfew eight times, and last for many days. and people crowded in mosque includes children, men and women, and Kafr Thulth people joined 1948 war, 70 people moved to join Iraqi troops near Jaljoliya and Salman Battles near, and sharing in First Intifadah (uprising) in 1987, and the number of martyrs was about 30 up to 2004.
Agriculture
The people of this town work hard to get use of land and plant olive treeOlive Tree
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s the use local workers, and machinal, the land distance increased from 1000 donoms, in 1945 to 18000 donoms, in 2004 before the citizens were working with their neighbors in olive the income of a family reached up to 500 kg of olive oil, in addition of planting vegetables and Blastic houses, in addition of cultivating their lands different kinds of trees, Kafr Thulth is considered the second town in Palestine dealing with the distance of its land, about 2600 donoms, a lot of lands were lost because of occupations, like Turkish, British mandate, most of its people worked in Israeli settlements, the other worked in commercial back to Jordanian Authority on Palestine, they work in cultivation, as farmers, and digging wells of water, and there are eight wells, in salman village, Al-Moudawar and Alsheilk Ahmad.
This town considered as one of towns that plant olive trees and producing a lot of olive oil. So there are three places for squeezing olive fruit in order to got oil out of it. One of these projects is out of service because of having a misunderstanding between the partner, in general the most important problem that the town suffer from is water and this was reflected on planting and cultivating more, and concentrating on well water for irrigation.
Most of people in Kafr Thulth like to breed different kinds of animals and birds like sheep. Goats, doves, chickens, hens, to reinforce the idea of self autonomy, and number of sheep reached up to 10,000 head, besides 40,000 birds in 1998 but these numbers were decreased because of establishing "apartheid wall campaign" which cover a distance of 7000 donoms of land that belong to Kafr Thulth.
Services
General services in Kafr Thulth people are Economical Activity: Kafr Thulth people are very active in all fields "agricultural, educational and commercial" they work very hard, man, woman, worked together to keep live .Kafr Thulth has many establishments formal and local and these give services to people, like :
Local Council : Mayer's worked for a long time in delivering services to people, in Jordanian period and British one, from 1958–1994, this period ended when our Palestinian Authority came in to Palestine and Kafr Thulth became a municipality, because of increasing of people and citizens, and this municipality is run by a chief and twelve members covering all period because of the political reasons from 1966-1974 they establish a clinic, and a public telephone, building more rooms and halls and transfer of school level –from primary to elementary- establishing a school especially for girls in 1972. In period expanded from 1974–1994, many rooms were established, repairing streets and roads, and establishing electrical project by buying electrical motors, fits the needs of the town and establishing Kufur Thuluth charitable society, while period extended from 1995-1997 adding more rooms schools and repairing Al-Ashkar road in cooperation with other establishment, two primary schools were built so far, for girls and boys they spend many efforts to bring in water for Kafr Thulth, but Israeli objected that.