Al-Ramadin

al-Ramadin
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالرماضين
 • LatinArab al-Ramadin (official)
al-Ramadin
al-Ramadin
al-Ramadin is located in State of Palestine
al-Ramadin
al-Ramadin
Location of al-Ramadin within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°22′43″N 34°54′55″E / 31.37861°N 34.91528°E / 31.37861; 34.91528
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Founded1948
Government
 • TypeVillage council (from 1997)
 • Head of MunicipalityAbdulkarim al-Sho'ur[1]
Area
 • Total7,750 dunams (7.8 km2 or 3.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total4,150
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)

Al-Ramadin (Arabic: الرماضين) is a Palestinian village located 24 kilometers southwest of Hebron and includes the smaller village of 'Arab al-Fureijat to the southeast.[3] The village is part the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the two villages had a combined population of 4,150 in 2017.[2] The principal families are al-Sho'ur, al-Zagharna, al-Fureijat, al-Daraghmeh, al-Raghmat, al-Mlihat and al-Masamra.[3]

Al-Ramadin and 'Arab al-Fureijat were established by Bedouins who fled their traditional homeland in the vicinity of Beersheba in the Negev for the suburbs of ad-Dhahiriya. The name "al-Ramadin" derives from "Ramadan," the patriarch of the main Bedouin tribe that founded the modern village after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A nine-member village council was appointed by the Palestinian Authority to administer al-Ramadin and Arab al-Fureijat in 1997.[3]

There are three active mosques in al-Ramadin, as well as three historic Christian edifices, including the al-Fadi Monastery and al-Asela Church.[3] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[4]

  1. ^ Ramadin Municipality. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d Ar Ramadin Village Profile. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2009.
  4. ^ West Bank Health care Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives