Salim, Nablus
| Salim | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | سالم |
| • Also spelled | Salem (official) |
Salim, from Mount Ebal
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| Coordinates: 32°13′N 35°20′E / 32.217°N 35.333°ECoordinates: 32°13′N 35°20′E / 32.217°N 35.333°E | |
| Palestine grid | 181/179 |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 10,283 dunams (10.3 km2 or 4.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 5,100 |
| Name meaning | Salem |
Salim (Arabic: سالم) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located six kilometers east of Nablus and is a part of the Nablus Governorate. Nearby towns include Deir al-Hatab to the northwest, Balata to the west and Beit Furik to the south. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Salim had a population of approximately 5,100 inhabitants in 2006.
The village is ancient with foundations of houses. In 1882, traces of ruins, cisterns, a ruined tank, and a cemetery of rock-cut tombs were noted.
Salim dates back to the Middle Bronze Age. It was near the ancient Canaanite and later Israelite town of Shechem.
The village has been populated in Early Bronze I, Iron Age II, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad and Crusader/Ayyubid eras.
In 1517, Salim was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine. In 1596, it appeared in Ottoman tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal of the Liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 42 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 33,3 % on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summercrops, olives, and goats or beehives, and for a press for olives or grapes; a total of 10,432 Akçe.
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