Khan Al-Ahmar
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Khan al-Ahmar is a Bedouin
encampment in the West Bank
, between the Israeli settlements Ma'ale Adumim and Kfar Adumim
. In 2010, there were 100 Bedouin living there in tents and ramshackle huts.
Many of the families living in Khan al-Ahmar, from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe, relocated from the Negev
during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The encampment was slated for destruction in February 2010 due to allegations of illegal buildings. In July 2009, Israeli authorities threatened to demolish a school made of tires and mud built by the Italian
aid organization Vento Di Terra (Wind of Earth) and other volunteers. The Israeli Supreme Court suspended the demolition.
building believed to have sheltered caravans of traders. On the opposite side are the remains of the church of St. Euthymius, built in the 5th century to commemorate the New Testament
story of the Good Samaritan who helped Jesus on his return to Jerusalem. The church was destroyed by the Mamluk sultan Baybars in 13th century.
Bedouin
The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...
encampment in 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...
, between the Israeli settlements Ma'ale Adumim and Kfar Adumim
Kfar Adumim
Kfar Adumim is a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Judean Desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,500...
. In 2010, there were 100 Bedouin living there in tents and ramshackle huts.
Many of the families living in Khan al-Ahmar, from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe, relocated from the Negev
Negev
The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'...
during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The encampment was slated for destruction in February 2010 due to allegations of illegal buildings. In July 2009, Israeli authorities threatened to demolish a school made of tires and mud built by the Italian
Italy
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aid organization Vento Di Terra (Wind of Earth) and other volunteers. The Israeli Supreme Court suspended the demolition.
Landmarks
East of the encampment is the Good Samaritan Inn (traditionally identified as The Red Inn, hence the name of the settlement), a 16th century OttomanOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
building believed to have sheltered caravans of traders. On the opposite side are the remains of the church of St. Euthymius, built in the 5th century to commemorate the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
story of the Good Samaritan who helped Jesus on his return to Jerusalem. The church was destroyed by the Mamluk sultan Baybars in 13th century.