Beit Amin
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicبيت أمين
Beit Amin is located in State of Palestine
Beit Amin
Beit Amin
Location of Beit Amin within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°07′52″N 35°01′13″E / 32.13111°N 35.02028°E / 32.13111; 35.02028
Palestine grid152/171
StateState of Palestine State of Palestine
GovernorateQalqilya
Government
  TypeVillage council
Elevation99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
  Total1,279
Name meaningKhurbet Beit Yemin=The ruin of the house of Yemin, p. n.[3]

Beit Amin (Arabic: بيت أمين) is a Palestinian village 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 1,279 inhabitants in 2017.[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. 1 2 Beit Amin village profile, ARIJ, 2013, p. 4
  2. 1 2 Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. Palmer, 1881, p. 232
  4. Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. 329
  5. Beit Amin's village profile, ARIJ, 2013, pp. 15-16

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