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Umm Safa
Umm Safa/Kafr Ishwa (Arabic: أم صفا) or Um Al-Safa is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate.
Umm Safa is located 12.1 kilometers (7.5 mi) north of Ramallah. It is bordered by 'Ajjul and 'Atara to the east, Deir as Sudan and Ajjul to the north, Nabi Salih and Deir Nidham to the west, and Jibiya, Burham and Kobar to the south.
A largely forested 3,500 ha site in the vicinity of the villages of Umm Safa and Nabi Salih has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a population of lesser spotted eagles.
It has been suggested that the village was "apparently connected with an ancient Mizpeh," although this has not been borne out by modern archaeology.
Ceramic remains from the Byzantine era have been found here, as have sherds from the Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk eras.
Pottery sherds from the early Ottoman era have been found here, and a village by the name of "Kfar Shu" appears in 17th century tax records.
In 1838 Um Safah was noted as a Muslim village in the Beni Zaid district.
In 1870, Victor Guérin climbed up on the hilltop which Umm Safa occupied, and found that the village had about 300 inhabitants. He further noted that: "It must go back to an ancient site as is shown by the materials used in the building of some houses and several columnar sections scattered about the ground. A copious spring, called Ain Umm Safa, provides the villagers with water. They venerate, under a koubbeh, the remains of Nabi Hanan." An official Ottoman village list from about the same year, 1870, listed Kefr Eschwa as having 24 houses and a population of 120, though the population count included men, only. It was noted as being located north of Dschibija.
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Umm Safa
Umm Safa/Kafr Ishwa (Arabic: أم صفا) or Um Al-Safa is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate.
Umm Safa is located 12.1 kilometers (7.5 mi) north of Ramallah. It is bordered by 'Ajjul and 'Atara to the east, Deir as Sudan and Ajjul to the north, Nabi Salih and Deir Nidham to the west, and Jibiya, Burham and Kobar to the south.
A largely forested 3,500 ha site in the vicinity of the villages of Umm Safa and Nabi Salih has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a population of lesser spotted eagles.
It has been suggested that the village was "apparently connected with an ancient Mizpeh," although this has not been borne out by modern archaeology.
Ceramic remains from the Byzantine era have been found here, as have sherds from the Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk eras.
Pottery sherds from the early Ottoman era have been found here, and a village by the name of "Kfar Shu" appears in 17th century tax records.
In 1838 Um Safah was noted as a Muslim village in the Beni Zaid district.
In 1870, Victor Guérin climbed up on the hilltop which Umm Safa occupied, and found that the village had about 300 inhabitants. He further noted that: "It must go back to an ancient site as is shown by the materials used in the building of some houses and several columnar sections scattered about the ground. A copious spring, called Ain Umm Safa, provides the villagers with water. They venerate, under a koubbeh, the remains of Nabi Hanan." An official Ottoman village list from about the same year, 1870, listed Kefr Eschwa as having 24 houses and a population of 120, though the population count included men, only. It was noted as being located north of Dschibija.