Kafr Ein

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nameKafr Ein
translit_lang1Arabic
translit_lang1_typeArabic
translit_lang1_infoكفر عين
translit_lang1_type1Latin
translit_lang1_info1Kafr 'Ayn (official)
Kufur Ain (unofficial)
typeMunicipality type D (Village council)
image_captionKafr Ein
pushpin_mapPalestine
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Kafr Ein within Palestine
coordinates
grid_namePalestine grid
grid_position161/161
subdivision_typeState
subdivision_nameState of Palestine
subdivision_type1Governorate
subdivision_name1Ramallah and al-Bireh
established_titleFounded
government_footnotestags --
government_typeVillage council
leader_titleHead of Municipality
leader_nameMohammed Rifa'
unit_prefdunam
area_total_dunam25000
population_footnotes
population_total1958
population_as_of2017
population_density_km2auto
blank_name_sec1Name meaning
blank_info_sec1"The Village of the Spring"
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| name = Kafr Ein | translit_lang1 = Arabic | translit_lang1_type = Arabic | translit_lang1_info = كفر عين | translit_lang1_type1 = Latin | translit_lang1_info1 = Kafr 'Ayn (official) Kufur Ain (unofficial) | type = Municipality type D (Village council) | image_skyline = | image_caption = Kafr Ein | pushpin_map = Palestine | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kafr Ein within Palestine | image_map = | map_caption = | coordinates = | grid_name = Palestine grid | grid_position = 161/161 | subdivision_type = State | subdivision_name = State of Palestine | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = Ramallah and al-Bireh | established_title = Founded | established_date = | government_footnotes = tags -- | government_type = Village council | leader_title = Head of Municipality | leader_name = Mohammed Rifa' | unit_pref = dunam | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_total_dunam = 25000 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1958 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = Name meaning | blank_info_sec1 = "The Village of the Spring" | website = | footnotes = Kafr Ein () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northwest of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Kafr Ein had a population of 1,958 inhabitants in 2017. Most of the village's population comes from the Barghouti, Rifa' and Rafati clans.

Location

Kafr 'Ein is located 17.7 km northwest of Ramallah. It is bordered by Qarawat Bani Zeid, Bani Zeid ash Sharqiya and Deir as Sudan to the east, Bruqin to the north, Bani Zeid to the west, and An Nabi Salih to the south.

History

Kafr Ein is transliterated as "spring village". The village contains ten springs and ten reservoirs, one of which was recently damaged.

It is believed that there is an ancient site at the top of a local mountain known as Haraek, which contains a church and a mosque. According to local legend, the site was destroyed during the Crusades and the single villager who survived its destruction came down to found Kafr Ein.

Ottoman era

Potsherds from the early Ottoman era have been found. It is noted in the Ottoman tax records of the 16th century as being located in the Sanjak of Al-Quds.

Kafr Ein was ruled by the Barghouti family throughout the later half of the Ottoman rule of Palestine, located within the sheikhdom of Bani Zeid. It produced 52 qintars of olive oil annually, exporting it to Jerusalem or Nablus mainly for traditional soap-making.

In 1838, it was noted under the name of Kefr Iyan as a Muslim village in the District of Beni Zaid, north of Jerusalem.

The French explorer Victor Guérin passed by the village in 1870, and noted that it "did not seem very considerable," while an Ottoman village list of about the same year showed a population of 260, in 69 houses, though the population count only included men.

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described "Kefr Ain" as a "small hamlet on a hill-slope, supplied by the Ain Mathrun."

In 1896 the population of Kefr ‘ain was estimated to be about 516 persons.

British Mandate era

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, the village, called Kufr 'Ain, had a population of 376, all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census where In Kafr had a population of 494, still all Muslims, in a total of 133 houses.

In the 1945 statistics, the population was 550 Muslims, while the total land area was 7,145 dunams, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 4,928 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 724 for cereals, while 19 dunams were classified as built-up areas.

Jordanian era

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Kafr Ein came under Jordanian rule.

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,095 inhabitants in Kafr 'Ain.

1967-present

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Kafr Ein has been held under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 97.4% of Kafr Ein land was classified as Area A land, 1.4% as Area B, while the remaining 1.2% is classified as Area C.

Economy

Historically, like most Palestinian villages, Kafr Ein's inhabitants worked mostly as farmers and traders. Prior to the Second Intifada, around 10% of the village's residents worked in Israel. Kafr Ein's main cash crop is olives. However, lentils, grains and vegetables are also grown. There are an estimated 200 sheep and goats in the village.

In 1980, electricity was connected to Kafr Ein. There are ten shops and a school in the village, as well another shared with Qarawat Bani Zeid. Many residents receive aid from the Red Cross and the UNRWA.

Government

Kafr Ein is governed by a village council. The council is made up of six residents who represent the four major families. The current mayor, Mohammed Rifa', was appointed by the Palestinian National Authority in 1998.

References

Bibliography

References

  1. (February 2018). "Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017". [[State of Palestine]].
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/230/mode/1up 230]
  3. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Kafr__Ayn_1247/Article_8953.html Welcome To Kafr 'Ayn: Palestinian families] Amban Rifa'. {{in lang. ar
  4. [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Kafr_'_Ein_vp_en.pdf Kafr 'Ein (Village profile)], ARIJ, 2012, p. 4
  5. link. (2012-02-18 International Women's Peace Service)
  6. Finkelstein et al, 1997, p. 435
  7. Toledano, 1984, p. 294. Toledano gives its location as 32°02′50″N 35°06′45″E
  8. Singer, 1994, pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=mrsAw_mk1d0C&pg=PA78 78]-79.
  9. Macalister and Masterman, 1905, p. [https://archive.org/stream/quarterlystateme37pale#page/355/mode/1up 255]
  10. Wilson, 1906, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/peasantlifeinhol00wilsrich#page/78/mode/1up 78]-79
  11. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/125/mode/1up 125]
  12. Guérin, 1875, p.[https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr04gugoog#page/n175/mode/1up 150]
  13. Socin, 1879, p. [https://archive.org/stream/zeitschriftdesde01deut#page/156/mode/1up 156] it was noted in the ''Beni Zaid'' District
  14. Hartmann, 1883, p. [https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_BZobAQAAIAAJ#page/n914/mode/1up 106] also noted 69 houses
  15. Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/290/mode/1up 290]
  16. Schick, 1896, p. [https://archive.org/stream/zeitschriftdesde19deut#page/n231/mode/1up 124]
  17. Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramallah, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n18/mode/1up 16]
  18. Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 49]
  19. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p26.jpg 26]
  20. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Ramallah/Page-065.jpg 65]
  21. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Ramallah/Page-112.jpg 112]
  22. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Ramallah/Page-162.jpg 162]
  23. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p24.pdf 24]
  24. [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Kafr_'_Ein_vp_en.pdf Kafr 'Ein (Village profile)], ARIJ, 2012, p. 15

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