Siris, Jenin
| Siris | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | سيريس |
 Siris
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| Coordinates: 32°19′46″N 35°17′23″E / 32.32944°N 35.28972°ECoordinates: 32°19′46″N 35°17′23″E / 32.32944°N 35.28972°E | |
| Palestine grid | 177/192 |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 5,400 |
| Name meaning | from personal name |
Siris (Arabic: سيريس) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate in the western area of the West Bank, located 32 kilometers south of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5400 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.Siris has an area of about 12,495 dunums, including 2,500 dunums of state land, about 7,500 dunums planted with olive trees, about 1,500 dunums of land, and the rest used for construction.
Siris is one of the oldest villages in the Jenin Governorate. It is bordered to the north by the village of Al-Judeida and the village of Sir. To the west is the town of Meithalun, to the south is the village of Yassid. Roman and ancient Greek ruins were found in Siris, and it is reported that Abraham passed by when he left Iraq and lived in the plain side beside seven large trees that existed before continuing his journey to Hebron but these trees were destroyed long time ago. It is said that the Muslim leader Salah al-Din Ayyubi has passed on and taken Siris as headquarters of his forces. Siris was one of the stations of ancient Umayyad convoys. In the 19th centurey the Egyptian leader Ibrahim Pasha passed with his forces through Siris during his conquests in the Levant and lived there after he failed to storm the neighboring village of Sanur.
Ceramic remains have been found from the Roman era, as well as for the Byzantine era and the early Muslim era.
In 1165 a Crusader text mention an estate name Casalien Ciris, which belonged to a Vitzgraf Ulrich.
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