Azzun Atma

‘Azzun ‘Atma is located 8.82 km south of Qalqiliya. It is bordered by Mas-ha and Sha'arei Tikva to the east, Az Zawiya to the south, Oranit to the west, and Beit ‘Amin and ‘Izbat Salman to the north.[http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/vprofile/azzunatma_vp_en.pdf ‘Azzun ‘Atma Village Profile], ARIJ, p. 4

Potsherds from the Iron Age II, Persian, Hellenistic, Byzantine, Byzantine/Umayyad, Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk eras have been found.Finkelstein et al., 1997, p. 290

Old stones have been reused in homes, and the mosque is possibly an old church.Dauphin, 1998, p. 808

File:Azzun Atma Checkpoint.jpg

The place appeared in 1596 Ottoman tax registers as 'Azzun, being in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal of the Liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 29 households and 2 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33,3%, on wheat, barley, summer crops, olives, goats and beehives; a total of 4,200 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 135

Potsherds from the early Ottoman era have also been found here.

The village was abanonded in the 17th century due to internal conflicts.Grossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies. Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 347

When the French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place in 1870 it was described it as a large Arab village, then deserted. Many small, square houses were still partly standing, and near the mosque he noticed old columns and large stone from older buildings. Old fig trees and beautiful mimosa were scattered through the ruins.Guérin, 1875, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr04gugoog#page/n168/mode/1up 143]-144 In the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (1882), it is also described as a "ruined village".Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/305/mode/1up 305]

Azzun Atma was resettled in the early 20th century by people from Sanniriya. In 1931, it was recorded as a khirbet of Sanniriya.Grossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies. Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 347

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Azzun Atma came under Jordanian rule.

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Azzun Atma has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, about 3.8% of village land was classified as Area B, the remaining 96.2% as Area C.[http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/vprofile/azzunatma_vp_en.pdf ‘Azzun ‘Atma Village Profile], ARIJ, p. 15 Israel has confiscated 2,689 dunams of village land in order to construct three Israeli settlements of Sha'are Tikva, Oranit and Zamarot (Zamarot becoming part of Oranit), in addition to land for the Israeli West Bank barrier, which almost entirely surrounds Azzun Atma, and which also isolate the village from much of its remaining land behind the wall.[http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/vprofile/azzunatma_vp_en.pdf ‘Azzun ‘Atma Village Profile], ARIJ, p. 16

• Sanniriya

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• [http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/images/english/'Azzun%20'Atma_ap_en.jpg ‘Azzun ‘Atma, aerial photo], ARIJ
• [http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/needsfordevelopment/azzunatma_n_en.pdf Development Priorities and Needs in ‘Azzun ‘Atma], ARIJ
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130406145243/http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=395 Azzun- Atma: A village encircled by the Wall] 17, May, 2004, POICA
• [https://archive.today/20130415231738/http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=833 Israeli Occupation Forces Expands its Siege on Residents of Azzun Atma – Qalqiliya Governorate] 16, May, 2006, POICA
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070107044708/http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=915 New Stage for completing the Segregation wall around 'Azzun 'Atma village in Qalqilyia], 02, October, 2006, POICA
• [http://poica.org/2007/11/azzun-atme-village-engulfed-by-two-walls/ Azzun Atme village engulfed by two walls] 05, November, 2007, POICA
• [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090714053950/http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID%3D1820 Azzun Atmeh village completely sealed off by the Segregation Wall] 01, March, 2009, POICA
• [https://archive.today/20130415152302/http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=2193 Settlers of the Israeli Settlement of "Oranit" Set Lands of 'Azzun 'Atma village Ablaze] 09, November, 2009, POICA
• [https://archive.today/20130415150813/http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=2352 Israeli Colonists Pump Sewage towards a Palestinian School in 'Azzun 'Atma village] 23, February, 2010, POICA
• [https://archive.today/20130415182822/http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=4020 Azzun Atma Wall Section - Qalqiliya Governorate] 06, December, 2011, POICA

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