Ibtin

Ibtin
Ibtin
Coordinates: 32°45′36.17″N 35°6′47.51″E / 32.7600472°N 35.1131972°E / 32.7600472; 35.1131972Coordinates: 32°45′36.17″N 35°6′47.51″E / 32.7600472°N 35.1131972°E / 32.7600472; 35.1131972
District Northern
Council Zevulun
Founded 1965
Population (2017)[1] 2,759

Ibtin (Arabic: إبطن‎; Hebrew: אִבְּטִין‬[2]) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee around half a kilometre from Kfar Hasidim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 2,759.[1]

History

The village was established in 1965 as part of a plan to settle the Bedouin in the area in permanent settlements. Residents of the village are members of the Amria tribe.

The sacred tree of U'm Ayash is located in the village, which according to legend, has stones roll under it every Friday.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Abtun, from personal name, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 105
  3. ↑ Dafni, A. (2007) The supernatural characters and powers of sacred trees in the Holy Land J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 2007; 3: 10

Bibliography

  • Talmi, Limor (2015-04-19). "Ibtin (South) Final Report" (127). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
  • Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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