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|meaning="the prophet Samuel" |
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'''An-Nabi Samwil''' also spelled '''al-Nabi Samuil''' ({{lang-ar|<big>النبي صموئيل</big>}} ''an-Nabi Samwil'', translit: "the prophet Samuel") is a [[Palestinian]] village of nearly 220 inhabitants in the [[Jerusalem Governorate]] located four kilometers north of [[Jerusalem]]. The village consists of a few houses and in addition to serving worshipers, its mosque acts as a landmark. |
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==Geography== |
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Nabi Samwil is situated atop of a mountain, 890 meters above sea level, north of Jerusalem and southwest of [[Ramallah]] in the [[Seam Zone]].<ref name="Jacobs">Jacobs, Daniel. (1998). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=JXoY2vCZ5AEC&pg=RA5-PA434&dq=Bittin&ei=iTjtSPuWL4f0sQPArvzLBg&sig=ACfU3U21q22hhhIyTQ_XahKAhwoeYwilFA#PRA5-PA429,M1 Israel and the Palestinian territories]''. Rough Guides, p.429.</ref> Nearby localities include [[Beit Iksa]] to the south, [[al-Jib]] to the north, [[Beit Hanina]] to the east and [[Biddu]] to the west.<ref>[http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/al_Nabi_Samwil_1074/SatelliteView.html Satellite View of al-Nabi Samwil]</ref> The village consists of 1,592 [[dunam]]s of which only dunams are built-up.<ref name="PR">[http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/al_Nabi_Samwil_1074/index.html#Statistics Welcome to al-Nabi Samwil] Palestine Remembered.</ref> |
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==History== |
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{{See also|Tomb of Samuel}} |
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The village is traditionally held to contain the [[Tomb of Samuel|tomb of the prophet Samuel]] (Arabic: ''Nabi Samwil''),<ref name="Jacobs"/><ref name="JMCC"/> from which the village receives its name. The tomb is draped by cloth and is located in a dark cellar in Nabi Samwil's large turreted [[mosque]]. A [[monastery]] was built by the [[Byzantine]]s at Nabi Samwil, serving as a hostel for [[Christian]] pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. The monastery was restored and enlarged during the reign of [[Justinian I]] in the mid-6th century CE.<ref name="IMFA"/> Since then, the site has been a place of pilgrimage for [[Jew]]s, Christians and [[Muslim]]s alike.<ref name="Jacobs"/> The tomb continued to be in use throughout the early [[Caliphate|Arab period]] of rule in Palestine from the 7th to 10th centuries.<ref name="IMFA"/> |
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In 1099, the [[Crusader]]s conquered [[Palestine]] from the [[Arab]] [[Fatimid]]s and received their first view of Jerusalem from the mountain on which Nabi Samwil is built upon, thus naming it ''Mont de Joie'' ("Mountain of Joy"). They soon constructed a fortress there to fend off Muslim raiding of Jerusalem's northern approaches as well as shelter pilgrim convoys.<ref name="IMFA"/> In 1157, they constructed a church at Samuel's tomb.<ref name="Jacobs"/> The Crusader church was incorporated into the village mosque,<ref name="Jacobs"/> built in 1730 under the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name="IMFA"/> |
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Nabi Samwil was heavily damaged by [[Army of Turkey|Turkish]] shells in 1917 while fighting [[British Army|British forces]], but the village was rebuilt and resettled in 1921.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F0DE6D8133BEE3ABC4052DFB467838C609EDE&oref=slogin Jerusalem Won at Bayonet's Point] ''[[New York Times]]''. [[1917-12-17]].</ref> The Ottoman mosque which was destroyed was restored by the [[Supreme Muslim Council]] during the [[British Mandate of Palestine|British Mandate era]].<ref name="IMFA">[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Nebi%20Samwil%20-%20Site%20of%20a%20Biblical%20Town%20and%20a%20Crusad Nebi Samwil - Site of a Biblical Town and a Crusader Fortress] [[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]. [[2001-09-01]].</ref><ref name="JMCC">[http://www.jmcc.org/palculture/go.htm#nabisamuel Nabi Samuel - Jerusalem] Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre.</ref> On April 23, 1948, during the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]], a [[Palmach]] division attacked Nabi Samwil with the intention of capturing the village for Israel. The operation failed, since its local defenders had been notified that nearby Beit Iksa was attacked and thus, prepared for a Jewish assault. Over 40 Palmach troops were killed in the battle with minimal Arab casualties.<ref>Tal, David. (2003). ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=dL29_RBATv0C&pg=PA118&dq=Nabi+Samuel&ei=ujrtSOLMAZH2sQP6muHZBg&sig=ACfU3U3n_BTLlLeGWKZmSuwcdn2c1mH1GA War in Palestine, 1948: Strategy and Diplomacy]'' Routledge, p.118.</ref> |
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From 1948 to 1967, Nabi Samwil was used by the [[Arab Legion]] of [[Jordan]] military post guarding access to Jerusalem, until it was occupied by [[Israel]] in the [[Six-Day War]].<ref name="Jacobs"/> On March 23, 1971, the village was mostly demolished except for a few houses, causing the majority of its residents to flee to Jordan. They returned over a decade later in the late 1980s and were allowed to rebuild their homes.<ref>[http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/event.php?eid=2805 Israeli occupation forces demolish the village of Nabi Samuil] Mahsanmilim. September 2008.</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
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In 1922, Nabi Samwil had 121 inhabitants, increasing to 138 in 1931. In [[Sami Hadawi]]'s land and population survey in 1945, 200 people resided in the village. After its 1971 destruction, the population drastically downsized and 1981 there were only 66 inhabitants in the town, however, this number more than doubled five years later to 136.<ref name="PR"/> According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], Nabi Samwil had a population of 219 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.<ref>[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop08.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Jerusalem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]].</ref> The entire population consists of 20 Arab Muslim families. |
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About 90 [[Bedouin]]s from Nabi Samwil returning to the village after previous settlement in [[al-Jib]], were refused residence in the village by Israeli authorities due to the difficulty of attaining building permits there to build homes.<ref>[http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/Weekly_Briefing_Notes_243_English.pdf Protection of Civilians Weekly Report] [[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]], p.7. January 2008.</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.btselem.org/english/freedom_of_movement/20080706_severing_nabi_samwil_from_wb.asp Israel severs a-Nabi Samwil Village from rest of the West Bank] [[B'Tselem]]. |
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{{Jerusalem Governorate}} |
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[[Category:Villages in the West Bank]] |
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