Beit Amin

Beit Amin (Arabic: بيت أمين‎) is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western West Bank, located south of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,147 inhabitants in 2006.[3]

Beit Amin
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبيت أمين
Beit Amin
Location of Beit Amin within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°07′52″N 35°01′13″E
Palestine grid152/171
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateQalqilya
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Elevation99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,147
Name meaningKhurbet Beit Yemin=The ruin of the house of Yemin, p. n.[2]

Location

Beit Amin is located 8.35km south-east of Qalqiliya. It is bordered by Sanniriya to the east, Al Mudawwar and ‘Izbat al Ashqar to the south, ‘Izbat Salman to the west, and ‘Azzun ‘Atma to the north.[1]

History

In 1882 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine noted Khurbet Beit Yemin (under "Archæology"): "Walls, cisterns and rock-cut tomb."[4]

British Mandate

The village passed to British control they defeated the Ottoman Empire in World War 1. The village was administered under the British Mandate for Palestine until 1948.

Jordanian Era

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

Post-1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Beit Amin has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, about 29.2% of village land was classified as Area B, the remainding 70.8% as Area C. Israel has confiscated land from Beit Amin, ‘Azzun ‘Atma and Mas-ha in order to construct the Israeli settlement of Shi'ar Tikvah. In addition, the Israeli West Bank barrier will isolate some of Beit Amins village land behind the wall.[5]

References
  1. Beit Amin village profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 4
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. 232
  3. Projected Mid -Year Population for Qalqiliya Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  4. Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. 329
  5. Beit Amin's village profile, ARIJ, 2013, pp. 15-16

Bibliography
  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • 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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