Al Wahadinah
Al Wahadinah (الوهادنه) is a village in the Ajloun Governorate, Jordan. Along with Al Hashimiyya and Halawah, it makes up the Ash Shefa Municipality. It has a large Christian population and contains both a Catholic and an Orthodox church.
Al Wahadinah
الوهادنه | |
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  Al Wahadinah Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′34″N 35°38′42″E | |
| Grid position | 211/192 |
| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Ajloun Governorate |
| Population (2015[1]) | |
| • Total | 6,687 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 |
History
Ottoman era
In 1596, during the Ottoman Empire, it was noted in the census under the name of Harba, located in the nahiya of Ajloun in the liwa of Ajloun. It had a population of 32 households and 3 bachelors; all Muslim. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olive trees/vineyards/fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 20,000 akçe.[2]
References
- "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
- Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 163
- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 18
- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, pp. 115–116
Bibliography
- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
- Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
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