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Kafr ad-Dik
Kafr ad-Dik (Arabic: كفر الديك) is a Palestinian town located 9.5 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 5,551 in 2017.
In 2007, 70% of the families in Kafr ad-Dik engaged in agriculture as their main source of income, while the remaining 30% worked in the private and public sectors. The unemployment rate in the town was 60%.
The town's total land area consists of 15,228 dunams of which 578 dunams are built-up. The archaeological ruins of Deir Samaan are located on the village outskirts.
The Israeli settlements of Peduel and Alei Zahav were established on 1,448 dunams of land claimed by Kafr ad-Dik. Since the Oslo II Accord, 1,953 dunums of Kafr ad-Dik are classified as Area B, under Palestinian control, while 13,275 dunams are classified as Area C, under Israeli control.
Kafr ad Dik located 9.59 kilometers (5.96 mi) west of Salfit. It is bordered by Bruqin to the east, Bani Zaid to the south, Rafat and Deir Ballut to the west, and Biddya and Sarta to the north.
Archaeological surveys have not been conducted at the village.
It has been suggested that this is the place mentioned in Crusader sources under the name of Caphaer; a village connected with the Casale Santa Maria. In 1175, Crusader sources mentions a former cistern-keeper of the village. In 1176, the revenues from Caphaer (=Kafr ad-Dik) and caslia S. Maria (=Aboud) were given for the provision of white bread for the sick in the Hospital in Jerusalem.
The coat of arms the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay (1468–1496 C.E.) have been found in a mosque in the village.
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Kafr ad-Dik
Kafr ad-Dik (Arabic: كفر الديك) is a Palestinian town located 9.5 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 5,551 in 2017.
In 2007, 70% of the families in Kafr ad-Dik engaged in agriculture as their main source of income, while the remaining 30% worked in the private and public sectors. The unemployment rate in the town was 60%.
The town's total land area consists of 15,228 dunams of which 578 dunams are built-up. The archaeological ruins of Deir Samaan are located on the village outskirts.
The Israeli settlements of Peduel and Alei Zahav were established on 1,448 dunams of land claimed by Kafr ad-Dik. Since the Oslo II Accord, 1,953 dunums of Kafr ad-Dik are classified as Area B, under Palestinian control, while 13,275 dunams are classified as Area C, under Israeli control.
Kafr ad Dik located 9.59 kilometers (5.96 mi) west of Salfit. It is bordered by Bruqin to the east, Bani Zaid to the south, Rafat and Deir Ballut to the west, and Biddya and Sarta to the north.
Archaeological surveys have not been conducted at the village.
It has been suggested that this is the place mentioned in Crusader sources under the name of Caphaer; a village connected with the Casale Santa Maria. In 1175, Crusader sources mentions a former cistern-keeper of the village. In 1176, the revenues from Caphaer (=Kafr ad-Dik) and caslia S. Maria (=Aboud) were given for the provision of white bread for the sick in the Hospital in Jerusalem.
The coat of arms the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay (1468–1496 C.E.) have been found in a mosque in the village.
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