Al-Uddeisa

Municipality type D in Hebron, State of Palestine

31°32′35″N 35°08′36″E / 31.54306°N 35.14333°E / 31.54306; 35.14333Palestine grid163/106StateState of PalestineGovernorateHebronGovernment

• TypeVillage councilPopulation

(2006)

• Total1,474

al-Uddeisa, also spelled Al 'Uddeisa, is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is a locality of Sa'ir, in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,474 in mid-year 2006.^[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1.^[2]

History

In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found there "foundations, pillar-shafts and a large vaulted cistern.^[3] At the time, it was named Khurbet al Addeisiyeh, meaning "The ruin of the lentil-fields".^[4]

References

^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
^ West Bank Health care Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 347
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 397

Bibliography

Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. 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.