Kafr Qaddum | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | كفر قدوم |
| • Latin | Kafar Qaddum, Kefr Kaddum[1] (official) Kafr Kadum (unofficial) |
 General view of Kafr Qaddum | |
  Kafr Qaddum Location of Kafr Qaddum within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′18″N 35°08′34″E / 32.22167°N 35.14278°E | |
| Palestine grid | 163/180 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Qalqilya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,943 dunams (18.9 km2 or 7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,280 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The village of Kaddum"[3] |
Kafr Qaddum (Arabic: كفر قدّوم) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located 13 kilometers west of Nablus and 17 kilometers east of Qalqilya in the Qalqilya Governorate. Surrounding towns include Jit to the east and Hajjah to the south. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 3,280 inhabitants in 2017.[2]
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).[4] 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.[5] Israel has expropriated roughly 2,500 dunams (618 acres) for the use of settlements nearby[6]
Since 2011, residents have regularly protested 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.[6] 170 villagers have been arrested by the IDF and constrained by military courts to pay fines collectively amounting to US$74,200.[6]
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1856, p. 134
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ from "front", or "eastern" according to: Palmer, 1881, 183
- ^ New Israeli military road on lands of Kafr Qaddum village Archived 2007-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem 2007-05-11
- ^ Closing of agricultural roads in Kafr Qaddum village Archived 2007-05-26 at the Wayback Machine Land Research Center 2007-02-07
- ^ a b c Amira Hass, https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-s-message-to-troops-placing-explosives-at-village-don-t-worry-it-s-combat-1.9110135 'Israel’s Message to Troops Placing Explosives at Village: Don’t Worry, It’s Combat,' Haaretz 29 August 2020.