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26-455: Kafr Qaddum's total land area consists of nearly 19,000 dunams (about 8,000 under Palestinian civil administration and 11,000 under complete Israeli control). Its built-up area consists of 529 dunams. Olive groves make up 80% of the remaining land, 15% is used for vegetation purposes, and 5% are planted crops. Israel has expropriated roughly 2,500 dunams (618 acres) for the use of settlements nearby Since 2011, residents have regularly protested

52-631: A calque of the Byzantine Greek stremma and had the same size. It was likely adopted by the Ottomans from the Byzantines in Mysia - Bithynia . The Dictionary of Modern Greek defines the old Ottoman stremma as approximately 1,270 square metres (13,700 sq ft), but Costas Lapavitsas used the value of 1,600 square metres (17,000 sq ft) for the region of Naoussa in

78-773: A donum or dunum and as the old , Turkish , or Ottoman stremma , was the Ottoman unit of area equivalent to the Greek stremma or English acre , representing the amount of land that could be ploughed by a team of oxen in a day. The legal definition was "forty standard paces in length and breadth", but its actual area varied considerably from place to place, from a little more than 900 square metres (9,700 sq ft) in Ottoman Palestine to around 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft) in Iraq . The unit

104-499: A dunam of some size include Libya and Syria . A metric dunam is equal to: The Byzantine Greek stremma was the probable source of the Turkish unit. The zeugarion (Turkish çift ) was a similar unit derived from the area plowed by a team of oxen in a day. The English acre was originally similar to both units in principle, although it developed separately. 1931 census of Palestine The 1931 census of Palestine

130-586: Is "too dangerous to travel" so the road remained blocked. The roadblock makes it difficult for people to reach their farmlands because they are prohibited from driving, so they must walk on foot and carry their equipment and harvest. It also delays the fifteen minute journey to Nablus to forty minutes. Prior to the Second Intifada , about 50% of the Kafr Qaddum's economy depended on work in Israel as

156-651: Is 1 decare . From the Ottoman period and through the early years of the British Mandate for Palestine , the size of a dunam was 919.3 square metres (9,895 sq ft), but in 1928, the metric dunam of 1,000 square metres (0.10 ha) was adopted, and this is still used today in Israel. The Dubai Statistics Center and Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi use the metric dunam (spelt as donum) for data relating to agricultural land use. One donum equals 1,000 square metres (10,764 sq ft). Other countries using

182-469: Is still in use in many areas previously ruled by the Ottomans, although the new or metric dunam has been redefined as exactly one decare (1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft)), which is 1/10 hectare (1/10 × 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft)), like the modern Greek royal stremma . The name dönüm , from the Ottoman Turkish dönmek ( دونمك , "to turn"), appears to be

208-526: The 1931 census to 963, again all Muslim, in 234 houses. In the 1945 statistics the population was 1,240, all Muslims, with 18,931 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 2,945 dunams were for plantations or irrigated land, 7,184 for cereals, while 69 dunams were built-up (urban) land. In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements , Kafr Qaddum came under Jordanian rule . The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,701 inhabitants. Since

234-529: The Six-Day War in 1967, Kafr Qaddum has been under Israeli occupation . After the 1995 accords , 44.6% of village land was classified as Area B , while the remaining 55.4% was classified as Area C . Up until 2013 Israel had confiscated 2,031 dunums of village land for the Israeli settlements of Kedumim Zefon , Jit ( Mitzpe Yishai ), and Giv'at HaMerkaziz ; presently all part of Kedumim. Since 2003,

260-465: The decare (декар) is used, which is an SI unit, literally meaning 10 ares. In Cyprus , a donum is 1 337 .803 776  m or 14400 square feet. In the Republic of Cyprus older Greek-Cypriots also still refer to the donum using the local Greek Cypriot dialect word σκάλες [skales], rather than the mainland Greek word stremma (equivalent to a decare). However, since 1986 officially Cyprus uses

286-513: The Israeli blockade of their village, and through to 2020, 100 members of the community, including 6 minors, have been shot and wounded by Israeli troops. 170 villagers have been arrested by the IDF and constrained by military courts to pay fines collectively amounting to US$ 74,200. Kafr Qaddum is located 17.32 km north-east of Qalqiliya . It is bordered by Jit village to the east, Immatain to

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312-404: The Israeli military closed the main entrance of the village that connects it to Nablus with a permanent roadblock, in addition, a dirt mound was put one kilometer before the roadblock, isolating one family house which made it unreachable by vehicles. In 2010, after waiting for five years for an Israeli court decision, it was ruled that the roadblock is illegal, but the court also stated that the road

338-746: The Jewish population increased by 108.4%. The population was divided by religion as follows: 759,717 Muslims, 174,610 Jews, 91,398 Christians, 9,148 Druzes, 350 Bahais, 182 Samaritans, and 421 reporting no religion. A special problem was posed by the nomadic Bedouin of the south, who were reluctant to co-operate. Estimates of each tribe were made by officers of the district administration according to local observation. The total of 759,717 Muslims included 66,553 persons enumerated by that method. The number of foreign British forces stationed in Palestine in 1931 totalled 2,500. Three volumes of data derived from

364-485: The ancient mosque, stands a sacred structure named Maqam al-Khalil . Inside this site is a cave that leads further down to a lower cave below. The structure also features a raised platform. According to local tradition, this place is believed to be the very place where the prophet Abraham circumcised himself. It is said that the name of the village itself, Qaddum , derives from the Arabic word for " axe " - referring to

390-450: The early 20th century. In Bosnia and Herzegovina and also Serbia, the unit is called dulum (дулум) or dunum (дунум). In Bosnia and Herzegovina dunum (or dulum) equals 1,000 square metres (10,764 sq ft). In the region of Leskovac , south Serbia, One dulum is equal to 1,600 square metres (17,222 sq ft). In Albania it is called dynym or dylym. It is equal to 1,000 square metres (10,764 sq ft). In Bulgaria ,

416-441: The primary source of income, 20% depended on agriculture and animal raising, while 30% depended on jobs in private and public sectors. After 2002, over 75% of the population became jobless as business became the only other alternative for income generation. Emigration has registered a record level during the past two years, ranging between 10-15% of the total population. In the old core of the village, located in its western part near

442-604: The road between Kafr Qaddum and Nablus is blocked thus elongating the travel distance by 14 km. Since July 2011, weekly demonstrations have been held in a demand to re-open the road. In the Mitzpe Yishai neighborhood of Kedumim , there are accusations that the Israelis have improperly taken control of private Palestinian land. The Israeli Civil Administration calls it "theft", though it occurred in an "orderly manner", but without any official authorization. In 2003,

468-512: The settlement has survived continuously since. Kafr Qaddum appeared in 1596 Ottoman tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal of the Liwa of Nablus . It had a population of 19 households and 2 bachelors, all Muslim . The villagers paid taxes on wheat, barley, summer crops, olives, and goats or beehives, and a press for olives or grapes; a total of 4,700 Akçe . In 1838, Kefr Kaddum

494-467: The south, Kur and Hajja village to the west, and Beit Lid , Qusin and Deir Sharaf to the north. According to archaeological evidence, Kafr Qaddum has been inhabited since the Early Bronze Age . On the hill south of the village is the archeological site of Khirbet 'Asafeh which was part of one settlement that spread over several hills in the area. In 1979, an archaeological excavation

520-441: The square metre and the hectare. A donum consists of 4 evleks, each of which consists of 334.450 944  m or 3.600 square feet. In Greece, the old dönüm is called a "Turkish stremma", while today, a stremma or "royal stremma" is exactly one decare , like the metric dönüm. In Iraq , the dunam is 2,500 square metres (0.25 ha). In Israel and Turkey , the dunam is 1,000 square metres (10,764 sq ft), which

546-564: The tool used for Abraham's circumcision at this spot. The inhabitants of Kafr Qaddum belong to various families, such as the Shteiwi, Jum'a, 'Obeid, Barham, Ali and 'Amer families. People with origins in Kafr Qaddum have established or settled in communities in various locations, including Jab'a , Tammun , Iksal , Immatain , Kafr Zibad , Rafiddiya , 'Attil , and Nablus . Dunam A dunam ( Ottoman Turkish , Arabic : دونم ; Turkish : dönüm ; Hebrew : דונם ), also known as

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572-402: The village (called Kefr Kaddum ) was described as "A good-sized village on low ground, with wells and olives; it has a watch-tower on the side of the chalk hill rising over it on the east, and is supplied by wells; the houses are of stone." In a 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kufr Qaddum had a population of 874 inhabitants, all Muslims, increasing in

598-621: The village. A destruction layer found in a number of buildings from the end of the fifth century is probably related to the Samaritan revolts . According to Benyamim Tsedaka, a Samaritan village called Kiriat 'Asfeh existed on village lands , and was home to the Surek and Naakon clans. Two menorah reliefs were also found at Kafr Qaddum. The settlement continued to prosper until the early Islamic period , and it seems that its Samaritan residents were forced to convert to Islam , and in part

624-668: Was conducted at the site and remains from the Bronze Age , Iron Age , Persian and Hellenistic periods were discovered. Moreover, remains from the Roman period were discovered at the site, including several structures and a kokhim-style tomb . In the second century, a large Samaritan settlement was built on the site, which existed for centuries. It was mainly stone-built dwellings, according to Roman building tradition. Its inhabitants engaged in agriculture, mainly growing olives for oil. Three ancient olive presses were discovered near

650-525: Was noted as a village located in the District of Jurat 'Amra , south of Nablus. In 1852, it was by noted Biblical scholar Edward Robinson on his travels in the region, In 1870/1871 (1288 AH ), an Ottoman census listed the village with a large population of 198 households in the nahiya (sub-district) of Jamma'in al-Awwal, subordinate to Nablus and in 1882 the PEF 's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP)

676-474: Was the second census carried out by the authorities of Mandatory Palestine . It was carried out on 18 November 1931 under the direction of Major E. Mills after the 1922 census of Palestine . No further census was conducted in Palestine by the British administration. The census found a total population of 1,035,821 (1,033,314 excluding the numbers of H.M. Forces ), an increase of 36.8% since 1922, of which

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