Nahalin
| Nahalin,Bethlehem, West Bank | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | نحالين |
| • Also spelled | Nahaleen (official) |
 Nahalin,Bethlehem, West Bank
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| Coordinates: 31°41′05″N 35°06′57″E / 31.68472°N 35.11583°ECoordinates: 31°41′05″N 35°06′57″E / 31.68472°N 35.11583°E | |
| Palestine grid | 161/121 |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Muhammad Ahmad Ghayada, elected in 2005 |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 16,144 dunams (16.1 km2 or 6.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 6,827 |
| Name meaning | "A water-course" |
Nahalin, also spelled Nahhalin, Nahhaleen, or Nahaleen, (Arabic: نحالين) is a Palestinian village located in the Bethlehem Governorate to the southwest of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The word nahaleen is Arabic for those who collect honey from bees. The village was well known for beekeeping and tens of beehives still exist in Nahalin today. The village is also known locally for its almond and olive trees, vineyards, parsley and vegetables, namely onions and beans. The built-up area of Nahalin consists of roughly 730 dunams, 20 of which make up the old center of the village.
The village is located inside an enclave in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, surrounded by the Israeli settlements of Gvaot, Rosh Tzurim, Neve Daniel and Betar Illit. After the Oslo Accords, Nahalin was classified as Area B, meaning that civil affairs have been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and security matters under the control of the Israel Defense Forces.
Byzantine shards have been found at a hilltop. Modern Nahalin was built on the remains of a medieval-era village.
Nahalin was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 Nahalin appeared in the tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Quds of the Liwa of Quds. It had a population of 40 Muslim households and 16 Christian households. It paid taxes on wheat, barley, grape syrup or molasses, and goats or beehives. Historically, Nahalin was frequented by Bedouin and was well known for its tradition of beekeeping.
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