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In [[Roman empire|Roman]] times, the town of Umm Rihan covered an area of 36 - 40 hectares, consisting of approximately a hundred houses, a road system, and a [[Roman bathhouse]].<ref name=Chancey<{{cite journal|title=The Archaeology of Roman Palestine|author=Mark Alan Chancey and Adam Lowry Porter|publisher=''Near Eastern Archaeology''|volume=64, No. 4|date=December 2001|pages=164-203|url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1094-2076(200112)64%3A4%3C164%3ATAORP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0}}</ref> Archaeological artifacts dating back to [[Byzantine]] times have also been uncovered there.<ref name=Hirschfeld>{{cite journal|title=Farms and Villages in Byzantine Palestine|author=Yizhar HIrschfeld|publisher=''Dumbarton Oaks Papers''|volume=51|date=1997|pages=33-71|url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0070-7546(1997)51%3C33%3AFAVIBP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C}}</ref> |
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In the months following the outbreak of the [[Second Intifada]], [[IDF checkpoint|Israeli checkpoints]] were erected on the eastern and southern access roads, sharply limiting the villagers access to the outside world and separating it from nearby Tura Al Gharbiya and Ya'bad.<ref name=HEPG/> The separation barrier renders this closure permanent, sealing these roads and enfolding Umm Rihan into an area occupied by the [[Israeli settlements]] of Hinnanit, Shaked, and [[Rehan]]. <ref name=HEPG/> |
In the months following the outbreak of the [[Second Intifada]], [[IDF checkpoint|Israeli checkpoints]] were erected on the eastern and southern access roads, sharply limiting the villagers access to the outside world and separating it from nearby Tura Al Gharbiya and Ya'bad.<ref name=HEPG/> The separation barrier renders this closure permanent, sealing these roads and enfolding Umm Rihan into an area occupied by the [[Israeli settlements]] of Hinnanit, Shaked, and [[Rehan]]. <ref name=HEPG/> |
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Revision as of 13:49, 28 August 2007
Umm Rihan or Umm al-Rehan is a Palestinian village of 330 - 360 inhabitants located high on the northwestern hills of the Jenin governorate.[1] It is one of a number of villages located in the Seam Zone of the West Bank, an area to the east of the Green Line and to the west of the Israeli West Bank barrier.[1] The largest city in the enclave in which the village is now located is eastern Barta'a (Barta'a Sharqiyya), whose population is 3,500.[2]
Übersicht
In Roman times, the town of Umm Rihan covered an area of 36 - 40 hectares, consisting of approximately a hundred houses, a road system, and a Roman bathhouse.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
In the months following the outbreak of the Second Intifada, Israeli checkpoints were erected on the eastern and southern access roads, sharply limiting the villagers access to the outside world and separating it from nearby Tura Al Gharbiya and Ya'bad.[1] The separation barrier renders this closure permanent, sealing these roads and enfolding Umm Rihan into an area occupied by the Israeli settlements of Hinnanit, Shaked, and Rehan. [1]
There is one primary school in Umm Rihan and no secondary school, clinic or other medical facilities. [1] Umm Rihan residents can access the clinic in Barta'a Sharqiyya by way of an unpaved road.[2] The 4,700 people who live in the Barta'a area enclave depend on this government clinic which has a pharmacy and also offers counseling on health awareness, but lacks medical specialists, laboratory testing and family planning services.[2]
Palestinians from the rest of the West Bank are not allowed to enter Umm Rihan, with the exception of five teachers from Ya'bad who have obtained a special permit through the Israeli Civil Administration and ambulances whose movement has been coordinated beforehand with the District Coordination Office in Jenin.[1] Medical personnel, including medical staff from regional health centers, are otherwise turned back by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Local Aid Coordination Committee (30 April 2003). "The Impact of Israel's Separation Barrier on Affected West Bank Communities" (PDF). Humanitarian and Emergency Policy Group. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
- ^ a b c Amira Hass (3 February 2004). "One Nurse For 4,700 People and the Doctor Faces a Roadblock". Ha'aretz.
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