'Arab al-Rashayida

Village in West Bank, Palestine yes geo January 2025 July 2026 'Arab al-Rashayida Arabic Arabic عرب الرشايدة Latin al Rashaydeh (official) Municipality type D (Village council) Palestine Location of 'Arab al-Rashayida within Palestine 31 34 14 N 35 13 58 E region:PS inline,title Palestine grid State State of Palestine Governorate Bethlehem Founded Village council dunam February 2018 Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2364-1.pdf Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) State of Palestine 64–82 24 October 2023 2,060 2017 auto Arab al-Rashayida (ar عرب الرشايدة) is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate, central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 2,060 in 2017. History From the 18th century onwards, the Bedouin tribe of 'Arab al-Rashayida took control of the area descending from Mount Hebron towards Ein Gedi, along the upper channels of the Arugot Strim, in the Rujum a-Naka and the surrounding area.Ovadia Yaron The Disappearing World of the Judean Desert Bedouin: Test Case of The Jahalin Tribe 2022 Resling Tel Aviv 29-30, 49–51, 70–73 https://kotar.cet.ac.il/KotarApp/Viewer.aspx?nBookID=110399222 hebrew In the 1970s, the Israeli Military Governorate tried to get the tribe to settle on land inquired from residents of Sa'ir. The relations between the tribe and Sa'ir where tense, as the residents of Sa'ir continude to claim for the ownership of the land assigned the tribe, and the tribe requested permission to leave the place. After the 1995 accords, 5.7% of al-Rashayida's land was classified as Area A, 1.1% classified as Area B, 10.2% classified as Area C, while the remaining 83% is classified as "nature reserve" under the Palestinian Authority rule.'Arab ar Rashaiyda Village profile, ARIJ, p. 16 Footnotes External links Welcome To Arab al-Rashaydih 'Arab ar Rashayida Village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ 'Arab ar Rashaiyda Village profile, ARIJ 'Arab ar Rashayida aerial photo, ARIJ Category:Villages in the West Bank Category:Bethlehem Governorate Category:Municipalities of Palestine