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Silat ad-Dhahr
Silat ad-Dhahr (Arabic: سيلة الظهر) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 22 kilometers (14 mi) southwest of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 5,794 in 2007 and 7,406 by 2017. The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in Silat adh Dhahr, the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.
The average elevation of the town is 400 meters (1,300 ft) above sea level. The population in 1997 was 4,439, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the estimated population in 2001 was approximately 6,000 and was divided into 51% males and 49% female, young people representing a very high percentage of inhabitants. About 30% of inhabitants are traders and 20% rely on agriculture, producing such products as olives and almonds.
The village has a high level of education, and there is a large group of university graduates. There are water and electricity networks in the town, there are also telephone and Internet lines. There is also a health clinic and sports, social and cultural centers and libraries. There are five schools in the town: the Industrial School (co-ed, 150 students), a secondary school for boys (450 students), primary school for boys (500 students), a secondary school for girls (400 students), and a primary school for girls (650 students).
Silat ad-Dhahr is situated in a deep ravine at the edge of a ridge with an average elevation of 370 meters (1,210 ft) above sea level. It is surrounded by the hills of the Musheirif Range. The old core of the village is situated on a spur and has an area of 28 dunams. The village is located 23 kilometers (14 mi) southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. The nearest localities are Fandaqumiya and Jaba' to the east, Burqa to the south, Bizzariya to the southwest, al-Attara to the west, Rama to the northwest, Ajjah to the north and Anzah to the northeast.
In 1870/1871 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of al-Sha'rawiyya al-Sharqiyya.
In 1949, a burial cave from the Roman and Byzantine periods was excavated in Silat ad-Dhahr by the American School of Oriental Research and McCormick Theological Seminary. The cave, located at the village's western edge, had three chambers, each with ten kokhim, and contained a variety of findings. It is thought that the oil lamps discovered at the site are of Samaritan origin. Ben-Zvi wrote that the local Thaher family is of Samaritan ancestry.
A site on the ridge above Silat ad-Dhahr and with the same name contains Byzantine-era pottery sherds, mosaic fragments and a wine press.
Pottery sherds from the town of Silat ad-Dhahr itself indicate that it was founded during the early Islamic period (9th–10th centuries CE). Arab chroniclers called it Silat ad-Dhahr to distinguish it from another homonymous Silat (Silet) northwest of Jenin.
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Silat ad-Dhahr
Silat ad-Dhahr (Arabic: سيلة الظهر) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 22 kilometers (14 mi) southwest of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 5,794 in 2007 and 7,406 by 2017. The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in Silat adh Dhahr, the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.
The average elevation of the town is 400 meters (1,300 ft) above sea level. The population in 1997 was 4,439, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the estimated population in 2001 was approximately 6,000 and was divided into 51% males and 49% female, young people representing a very high percentage of inhabitants. About 30% of inhabitants are traders and 20% rely on agriculture, producing such products as olives and almonds.
The village has a high level of education, and there is a large group of university graduates. There are water and electricity networks in the town, there are also telephone and Internet lines. There is also a health clinic and sports, social and cultural centers and libraries. There are five schools in the town: the Industrial School (co-ed, 150 students), a secondary school for boys (450 students), primary school for boys (500 students), a secondary school for girls (400 students), and a primary school for girls (650 students).
Silat ad-Dhahr is situated in a deep ravine at the edge of a ridge with an average elevation of 370 meters (1,210 ft) above sea level. It is surrounded by the hills of the Musheirif Range. The old core of the village is situated on a spur and has an area of 28 dunams. The village is located 23 kilometers (14 mi) southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. The nearest localities are Fandaqumiya and Jaba' to the east, Burqa to the south, Bizzariya to the southwest, al-Attara to the west, Rama to the northwest, Ajjah to the north and Anzah to the northeast.
In 1870/1871 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of al-Sha'rawiyya al-Sharqiyya.
In 1949, a burial cave from the Roman and Byzantine periods was excavated in Silat ad-Dhahr by the American School of Oriental Research and McCormick Theological Seminary. The cave, located at the village's western edge, had three chambers, each with ten kokhim, and contained a variety of findings. It is thought that the oil lamps discovered at the site are of Samaritan origin. Ben-Zvi wrote that the local Thaher family is of Samaritan ancestry.
A site on the ridge above Silat ad-Dhahr and with the same name contains Byzantine-era pottery sherds, mosaic fragments and a wine press.
Pottery sherds from the town of Silat ad-Dhahr itself indicate that it was founded during the early Islamic period (9th–10th centuries CE). Arab chroniclers called it Silat ad-Dhahr to distinguish it from another homonymous Silat (Silet) northwest of Jenin.
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