Tarrama
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Tarrama is a Palestinian
village situated on a hilltop with an elevation of 879 metres (2,883.9 ft) in the southern West Bank
, part of the Hebron Governorate
. Located just south of Dura
, nearby localities include at-Tabaqa
to the north, Fawwar to the east, Khursa to the West, and Deir Razih
to the south.
Its total land area is 210 dunam
s and the village is provided with electricity and telephone lines. In 1961, there were 161 residents, increasing to 404 by 1997. In 2007, Tarrama had a population of 630, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
(PCBS) census. Most of its inhabitants belong to the Awlad Muhammad extended family, but over 10% were Palestinian refugee
s in 1997.
Khirbet Tarrama has been suggested as a possible site of the "Jezreel" mentioned as a town in the territory of Judah
in the Bible
. During the 1970s, the Israeli Military unsuccessfully attempted to establish a military air field on Tarrama's lands to serve the al-Majnouna camp.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
village situated on a hilltop with an elevation of 879 metres (2,883.9 ft) in the southern 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...
, part of the Hebron Governorate
Hebron Governorate
The Hebron Governorate is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority in the southern West Bank. It extends south to, and includes most of, the Dead Sea....
. Located just south of Dura
Dura, Hebron
Dura is a Palestinian town located eleven kilometers southwest of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 28,268 in 2007...
, nearby localities include at-Tabaqa
At-Tabaqa
at-Tabaqa is a Palestinian village located seven kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,435 in mid-year 2006....
to the north, Fawwar to the east, Khursa to the West, and Deir Razih
Deir Razih
Deir Razih is a Palestinian village in the southern West Bank located southwest of Hebron, in the Hebron Governorate. It relies mainly on nearby Dura for basic services...
to the south.
Its total land area is 210 dunam
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s and the village is provided with electricity and telephone lines. In 1961, there were 161 residents, increasing to 404 by 1997. In 2007, Tarrama had a population of 630, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is the statistical organization under the umbrella of the Palestinian Cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority....
(PCBS) census. Most of its inhabitants belong to the Awlad Muhammad extended family, but over 10% were Palestinian refugee
Palestinian refugee
Palestinian refugees or Palestine refugees are the people and their descendants, predominantly Palestinian Arabic-speakers, who fled or were expelled from their homes during and after the 1948 Palestine War, within that part of the British Mandate of Palestine, that after that war became the...
s in 1997.
Khirbet Tarrama has been suggested as a possible site of the "Jezreel" mentioned as a town in the territory of Judah
Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah was a Jewish state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. It is often referred to as the "Southern Kingdom" to distinguish it from the northern Kingdom of Israel....
in the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
. During the 1970s, the Israeli Military unsuccessfully attempted to establish a military air field on Tarrama's lands to serve the al-Majnouna camp.
