Hableh
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | حبله |
| • Also spelled | Hable, Habla, Hablah, Hibla, Hiblah (unofficial) |
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Location of Hableh within the Palestinian territories
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| Coordinates: 32°09′53″N 34°58′38″E / 32.16472°N 34.97722°ECoordinates: 32°09′53″N 34°58′38″E / 32.16472°N 34.97722°E | |
| Palestine grid | 148/174 |
| Governorate | Qalqilya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 10,900 dunams (10.9 km2 or 4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 6,016 |
| Name meaning | "pregnant" |
Hableh (Arabic: حبله, also transliterated Hable, Habla, Hablah, Hibla, Hiblah) is a Palestinian village located in the Qalqilya Governorate in the northwestern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 6,016 in 2007.
Habla is located just east of the Green Line, about 1-mile (1.6 km) southeast of the Palestinian town of Qalqilya as the crow flies, in the West Bank.
About a dozen tombs, with loculi have been found, together with cisterns. The type of tombs indicate that they are Christian. Ancient remains of a mosque and houses have been found in the village.
In 1265, Hableh was among the villages and estates sultan Baibars allocated to his amirs after he had expelled the Crusaders. Hableh was devided equally between three of his amirs: 'Izz al-Din Aidamur al-Zahiri, na'ib of Kerak, Jamal al-Din Aqush, and Shams al-Din Sunqur Jah al-Zahiri.
During the period of Ottoman rule over Palestine, Hableh appeared in Ottoman tax registers in 1596, where it is listed as forming part of the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal in the Liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 41 Muslim households. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33,3% on various products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues" and a press for olive oil or grape syrup; a total of 3,800 akçe. 2/3 of the revenue went to a Waqf.
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