Dura al-Qar'
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | دورا القرع |
| • Also spelled | Dura al-Qari' (official) Dura al-Qari'a or Dura al-Qara (unofficial) |
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| Coordinates: 31°57′33″N 35°13′42″E / 31.95917°N 35.22833°ECoordinates: 31°57′33″N 35°13′42″E / 31.95917°N 35.22833°E | |
| Palestine grid | 171/151 |
| Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 4,016 dunams (4.0 km2 or 1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 2,897 |
| Name meaning | "a circle" |
Dura al-Qar' (Arabic: دورا القرع) or Dura al-Qari'a is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located four kilometers north of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Dura al-Qar' had a population of 2,897 inhabitants in 2007.
The town's total land area is 4,016 dunams, of which 2,891 dunams have been appropriated by Israel mostly for the purpose of building a by-pass road. According to Dura al-Qar's village council, 142 families have been directly affected by the confiscations and 58% of the town's population depend on those lands as main sources of income. Nearby towns include Jifna to the north, Ein Yabrud to the east, Beitin and Beit El to the south, and Yabrud to the north-east.
Potsherds from the Roman and Roman/Byzantine era have been found in the village.
Potsherds from the early Ottoman era have been found.
In 1863 Victor Guérin found the village to have 250 inhabitants. He further described that old oaks shaded for ancient springs, which were used to irrigate the fields. Several houses in the village were built, at least in part, with ancient stones. An Ottoman village list from about 1870 found that the village had a population of 120, in 22 houses, though the population count included men, only.
In 1882, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Durah as "a small village on the side of a valley, with springs on the south, and olives". In 1907, it was described as "a small, healthfully located Moslem village. Its inhabitants have a good reputation for peaceful relations with the Jifna Christians. The Durah people raise many vegetables."
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