As Simiya
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| As Simiya Arabic: السيمياء | |
| As Simiya village, west of Dura city As Simiya village, west of Dura city | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council (from 1978) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (1997)[2] | |
• Total | 1,225 |
| Name meaning خربة سمية | Khurbet es Simieh, "The ruin of the mark or sign"[3]
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As Simiya (Arabic: السيمياء) Simiya is a Palestinian village located 15 kilometers west of Dura in Hebron. The village is located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. In 2018 Simiya and Deir Sammit had one municipal council.[5][6][7][8]
Geography and boundaries of the village
[edit | edit source]The village is located to the west of the city of Dura and within its lands (Natural Basin No. 22). The town of As Simiya is located at an altitude of 460 meters above sea level.[1][9]
- From the south: Beit Awwa
- From the north: Al-Muwarraq
- From the east: Deir Sammit
- From the west: al-Kum
Population
[edit | edit source]In 1961, the population of Khirbet Simiya or Khirbet Simia was 196.[10] In the first Palestinian census in 1997, the population was 1,225.[5][11]
History
[edit | edit source]It includes village ruins, remnants of buildings, water cisterns, carved door lintels, and rock-cut tombs with columns.[12]
Ottoman period
[edit | edit source]In tax records from the Ottoman empire, Khirbet Simia was mentioned as land cultivated by farmers in the area.
In 1838, it was registered as a place and ruin, part of the district of Hebron.
In 1863, Victor Guérin named the site Khirbet Simia.[12][13]
British Mandate
[edit | edit source]It fell under the British Mandate for Palestine in 1922.
Jordanian rule
[edit | edit source]It fell under Jordanian administration after the 1948 war, as a result of the 1949 armistice agreements.
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 196 inhabitants in As Simiya, which it called Sumayyeh.[10][11]
1967 war
[edit | edit source]The village fell under Israeli occupation after the Six-Day War in 1967.
Palestinian authority
[edit | edit source]After the establishment of the Palestinian Authority in 1994, the village fell under its rule.[14]
Facilities and services
[edit | edit source]It includes an elementary school, a government health clinic, a Palestinian Red Crescent Society emergency center serving the Deir Sammit and Simiya areas, and a Simiya mosque. It was established in 1990 in the name of sahaba Shurahbil ibn Hasana.
Water
[edit | edit source]In the village, there is a freshwater spring called Ain Nab' As Simiya or Bir Simiya (Biyara As Simiya).
Antiquities
[edit | edit source]In 2000, all the old buildings, passages, caves, and historical and archaeological vaults were demolished to make way for a school construction project. Only a few of the old village buildings remain.
See also
[edit | edit source]Gallery
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Khirbet Al-Simiya in Dura, Hebron -
Khirbat es Simieh، File:Survey of Western Palestine 1880.21.jpg -
KHIRBET SIMIA, 1881
References
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- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 402
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- ^ a b Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 22
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Bibliography
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External links
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- Welcome To Khirbat al-Simya At palestineremebered.com.
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia Commons
