'Arab al-Jahalin
| ʿArab al-Jahalin | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عرب الجهالّين |
| • Also spelled | 'Arab al-Jahaleen (official) al-Jabal (unofficial) |
 ʿArab al-Jahalin
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| Coordinates: 31°45′50.64″N 35°16′51.44″E / 31.7640667°N 35.2809556°ECoordinates: 31°45′50.64″N 35°16′51.44″E / 31.7640667°N 35.2809556°E | |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 1,205 |
| Name meaning | "the Jahalin Arabs" |
ʿArab al-Jahalin also known as al-Jabal (Arabic: عرب الجهالّين; Hebrew: עראב אל-ג'האלין) is a Palestinian Bedouin village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located five kilometers southeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), ʿArab al-Jahalin had a population of approximately 1,205 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. The village is situated on a hillside outside al-Eizariya and 300 meters away from the Jerusalem Municipal dump. It is located in Area C of the West Bank. While the Israeli government has full control over the village, the populace hold Palestinian IDs.
ʿArab al-Jahalin contains a mosque, a seven-class school and a 12-class school. The village is linked to the East Jerusalem electricity system and has running water. as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya shares the facilities, particularly schools and health amenities with the villages of ʿArab al-Jahalin, Jabal Mukaber and ash-Sheikh Sa'd. The healthcare facilities for as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya are designated as Ministry of Health level 2. All residents of the ʿArab al-Jahalin are considered refugees and have UNRWA refugee papers.
The ʿArab al-Jahalin tribe were originally based around Tel Arad in the northern Negev, but were entirely evicted from the area in the early 1950s by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Prior to Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War, they were traveling and herding their livestock between Ramallah, Wadi Qelt and Jerusalem, maintaining the traditional Bedouin lifestyle. In particular, the ʿArab al-Jahalin bred sheep. After the war, the IDF confiscated most of the al-Jahalin lands and as a result, tribe members settled in area beside the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim outside Jerusalem.
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