Kafr Qaddum
| Kafr Qaddum | |
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| • Arabic | كفر قدوم |
| • Also spelled | Kafar Qaddum, Kefr Kaddum (official) Kafr Kadum (unofficial) |
General view of Kafr Qaddum
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 Kafr Qaddum
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| Coordinates: 32°13′18″N 35°08′34″E / 32.22167°N 35.14278°ECoordinates: 32°13′18″N 35°08′34″E / 32.22167°N 35.14278°E | |
| Palestine grid | 163/180 |
| Governorate | Qalqilya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 18,943 dunams (18.9 km2 or 7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 4,500 |
| Name meaning | "The village of Kaddum" |
Kafr Qaddum (Arabic: كفر قدّوم) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located 13 kilometers west of Nablus and 17 kilometers east of Qalqilya in the Qalqilya Governorate. Surrounding towns include Jit to the east and Hajjah to the south. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of approximately 3,500 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
Kafr Qaddum's total land area consists of nearly 19,000 dunams (about 8,000 under Palestinian civil administration and 11,000 under complete Israeli control). Its built-up area consists of 529 dunams. Olive groves make up 80% of the remaining land, 15% is used for vegetation purposes, and 5% are planted crops.
Prior to the Second Intifada, about 50% of the Kafr Qaddum's economy depended on work in Israel as the primary source of income, 20% depended on agriculture and animal raising, while 30% depended on jobs in private and public sectors. After 2002, over 75% of the population became jobless as business became the only other alternative for income generation. Emigration has registered a record level during the past two years, ranging between 10-15% of the total population.
Since 2003, the road between Kafr Qaddum and Nablus is blocked thus elongating the travel distance by 14 km. Since July 2011, weekly demonstrations have been held in a demand to re-open the road.
Kafr Qaddum appeared in 1596 Ottoman tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal of the Liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 19 households and 2 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid taxes on wheat, barley, summercrops, olives, and goats or beehives, and a press for olives or grapes.
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