Furush Beit Dajan

Furush Beit Dajan (Arabic: فروش بيت دجن‎) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located 10 kilometers east of Nablus and a part of the Nablus Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,160 inhabitants in 2006.[1]

This article is about the Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate. For other uses, see Beit Dajan.
Furush Beit Dajan
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicفروش بيت دجن
 • LatinFroush Beit Dajan (official)
Furush Bayt Dajan (unofficial)
Furush Beit Dajan
Location of Furush Beit Dajan within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°12′25″N 35°26′38″E
Palestine grid191/179
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateNablus
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,160

History

Most of Furush Beit Dajan's residents are Bedouins or descendants of Bedouins who migrated from the village of Yattir in the Negev desert after being evicted by Israeli authorities in 1952. Most have abandoned their nomadic lifestyle and have adapted to farming. However, many still herd sheep and goats to the north of the village where there is a natural grazing area. Furush Beit Dajan receives most of its water from springs in the southern part of the village.[2]

Post-1967

After the Six-Day War in 1967, Furush Beit Dajan has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 100% of village land, that is 20,083 dunams, has been defined as Area C territory.[3]

Israel has confiscated 1,370 dunams of Furush Beit Dajan's land for the Israeli settlement of Hamra, Bik'at HaYarden, in addition to taking 192 dunams for a military checkpoint close to the settlement.[4]

References
  1. Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived February 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. Eviction of the Inhabitants of Froush Beit Dajan Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 3 May 1997.
  3. Furush Beit Dajan Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 14
  4. Furush Beit Dajan Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 15
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