Dura, Hebron

The present-day name of Dura has been identified with ancient Adoraim or the Adora of 1 Macc.13.20B. Bar-Kochva, [https://books.google.com/books?id=SIKuW_bl6LAC&pg=PA285 Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids,] Cambridge University Press, 2002 p.285.James L. Kugel, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Rh32sCxwD4wC&pg=PA303 A Walk Through Jubilees: Studies in the Book of Jubilees and the World of Its Creation,] BRILL, 2012 p.303,Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p. [https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft/page/n20/mode/1up 4]{{cite journal |last1=Conder |first1=CR |date=1876 |title=Notes on the Language of the Native Peasantry in Palestine |url=http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/pefqs/1876-03_132.pdf |journal= Palestine Exploration Quarterly |issue= Taylor & Francis |access-date=Mar 25, 2018 }} The village was originally built on two hills: Dura al-‘Amaira and Dura al-Arjan possibly reflecting dual grammatical number of Adoraim name, which could also be a double village during antiquity.Sharon, 2013, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=X1uNAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA86 86]

{{See also|Adoraim}}

Ancient cisterns and fragments of mosaics have been found at Dura.Dauphin, 1998, p. 946

The settlement{{which|Under which name? How was it identified with this Dura? |date= February 2024}} was mentioned in the Amarna letters as early as 14th century BC.{{cite book|author=Gaston Maspero|author-link=Gaston Maspero|title=History of the Ancient Peoples of the Classic East|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0VBCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA131|year=1896|publisher=Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge|page=131}} and in the Papyrus Anastasi I.{{cite book|author=Heinrich Karl Brugsch|author-link=Heinrich Karl Brugsch|title=Geographische Inschriften altägyptischer Denkmäler|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z1VFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA49|year=1858|page=49}}

A 1st century CE mansion, inhabited till the First Jewish–Roman War (66-73 CE), was partially excavated near Dura, at Khirbet Moraq. The house at the estate's center contained a bath and consisted of rooms surrounded by an open courtyard and fronted by colonnades. According to an inscription, the house belonged to a Jewish family. This distinctive "introverted" house plan design developed in the area during the Hellenistic period.{{cite book |author= Shimon Applebaum |title= Judaea in Hellenistic and Roman Times: Historical and Archaeological Essays |date=1 January 1989 |publisher= Brill Archive |page= 127 |isbn= 90-04-08821-0 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ScwUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA127}} The city retained its Jewish character until at least the end of the Bar Kokhba revolt (135 CE).{{cite book |author=Cecil Roth |title= Encyclopaedia Judaica: A-Z |year=1972 |publisher= Encyclopaedia Judaica |page=303 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=oeVtAAAAMAAJ}}

Mukaddasi, writing around 985 CE, noted that Palestine was famous for its vineyards and a type of raisin called Dūrī, said to be from Dura.Mukaddasi, 1896, p. [https://archive.org/stream/libraryofpalesti03paleuoft#page/69/mode/1up 69] (note 3).

In 1517, the village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine. In 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Khalil of the Liwa of Quds. It had a population of 49 Muslim households. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33,3% on agricultural products, including on wheat, barley, olives, vines or fruit trees, and goats or beehives; a total of 10,000 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 124

According to a study by William F. Albright, Bedouins overran Dura in the 17th century. As a result, new families became the dominant ones, replacing its previous population.Albright, W.F., The Israelite Conquest of Canaan in the Light of Archaeology. Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research, 74, pp. 11-33Grossman, D. "The expansion of the settlement frontier of Hebron's western and southern fringes". Geography Research Forum, 5, 1982, pp. 57-73. Residents of several villages in the Ramallah Governorate such as At-Tira, Beit 'Anan, Beit Ur al-Fauqa, and Dura al-Qar', trace their ancestry to Dura.Grossman (1982), p. 64.

During the late Ottoman and early Mandatory periods, Dura stood as the sole permanent settlement in the southeastern ridge of the central highlands. Beginning as a village and evolving into a town, it expanded across extensive territories, becoming a battleground for influential families, collectively known as Abu-Darham, particularly the al-'Amr, Namura, Dudeen, and Hajji hamulas. These families, associated with the 'Amr and 'Arjan quarters, frequently quarreled for dominance. Some Abu-Darham families claimed non-native ancestry, having integrated into the village during the 18th century. Establishing alliances with Bedouin tribes proved advantageous. 'Abd al-Rahman al-'Amr, a prominent ruler, sought refuge among the Bedouin Tiaha tribe following his escape from a prison in Jerusalem after he revolted in the 1850s. This connection helped deter Bedouin incursions and facilitated peaceful territorial expansions for Dura.{{Cite book |last=Grossman |first=D. |title=Expansion and Desertion: the Arab Village and its Offshoots in Ottoman Palestine |publisher=Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi |year=1994 |location=Jerusalem |pages=220–221 |language=he}}

In 1834, Dura's inhabitants participated in an uprising against the Egyptian Ibrahim Pasha, who took over the area between 1831 and 1840.

When Robinson visited in 1838, he described Dura as one of the largest villages in the area, and the residence of the Sheikhs of Ibn Omar, who had formerly ruled the area.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/n19/mode/1up 2]-5

In 1863 the French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place, and noted that "Fragments of ancient columns, and a good number of cut stones taken from old constructions

and built up in the Arab houses, show the antiquity of the place. Two barracks especially have been built in this way. Above the door of one, a block forming the lintel was once ornamented with mouldings, now very much mutilated. Close to the town is a celebrated wely in which lies a colossal sarcophagus, containing, it is said, the body of Noah."Guérin, 1869, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr06gugoog#page/n366/mode/1up 353] −355; as translated by Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp03conduoft#page/328/mode/1up 328]

An Ottoman village list from about 1870 found that Dura had a population of 420, in 144 houses, though the population count included men, only.Socin, 1879, p. [https://archive.org/stream/zeitschriftdesde01deut#page/153/mode/1up 153]Hartmann, 1883, p. [https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_BZobAQAAIAAJ#page/n950/mode/1up 142], noted 249 houses In 1877 Lieutenant Kitchener had some boys publicly flogged in Dura following an incident when stones were thrown at a member of the Palestine Exploration Fund survey party.Kitchener, 1878, p. [https://archive.org/stream/quarterlystateme09pale#page/14/mode/1up 14]

In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Dura as "A large and nourishing village on the flat slope of a hill, with open ground on the east for about a mile. This plain is cultivated with corn. To the north of Dura are a few olives, and others on the south. The houses are of stone. South of the village are two Mukams with white domes; and on the west, higher than the village, is the tomb of Neby Nuh (Prophet Noah). Near these there are rock-cut sepulchres. The place is well supplied from three springs on the east and one on the south."Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp03conduoft#page/304/mode/1up 304]

In 1921, a violent conflict took place between Dura and the nearby town of Ad-Dhahiriya. It was resolved through the imposition of a hefty fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds on the "brigands" of Dura.Grossman (1982), p. 62-69.File:Durreh.jpg

In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Dura was divided into Dura al-‘Amaira, with 2,565 inhabitants, and Dura al-Arjan, with 3,269 inhabitants; a total of 5,834, all Muslims.Barron, 1923, Table V, Sub-district of Hebron, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n12/mode/1up 10] The report of the 1931 census wrote that "the village in the Hebron sub-district commonly known as Dura is a congeries of neighbouring localities each of which has a distinctive name; and, while Dura is a remarkable example of neighbourly agglutination, the phenomenon is not infrequent in other villages". The total of 70 locations listed in the report had 1538 inhabited houses and a population of 7255 Muslims.Mills, 1932, pp. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas Preface, 28–32]

In the 1945 statistics the population of Dura was 9,700, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p23.jpg 23] who owned 240,704 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Hebron/Page-050.jpg 50] 3,917 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 90,637 for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Hebron/Page-093.jpg 93] while 226 dunams were built-up (urban) land.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Hebron/Page-143.jpg 143] Dura village lands covered in this period an estimated {{convert|240|km2|sqmi}}, which included 99 ruined settlement sites.Magen Broshi, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1356664 'The Population of Western Palestine in the Roman-Byzantine Period,'] Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, No. 236 (Autumn, 1979), pp.1-10, p.6.

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

In 1961, the population of Dura was 3,852.Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p13.pdf 13]

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Dura has been under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 4,954.{{cite web |url=http://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/1967_census/vol_1_tab_2.pdf |title=The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version |author=Perlmann, Joel |date=November 2011 – February 2012 |website=Levy Economics Institute |access-date=24 June 2016 }}

The municipality of Dura was established on January 1, 1967, five months before it was occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War.

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After the Palestinian National Authority was ceded control of the town in 1995, a local committee was set up to prevent land confiscation from the town and the municipal council was expanded. Many Palestinian ministries and governmental institutions opened offices in Dura, enhancing its role in Palestinian politics.

In 1999, Israeli PM Ehud Barak proposed constructing a bridge linking Beit Hanoun and Dura, in order to connect the West Bank with the Gaza Strip.{{Cite journal |last=Shindler |first=Colin |date=2000 |title=Likud and the Christian Dispensationalists: A Symbiotic Relationship |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30245533 |journal=Israel Studies |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=153–182 |doi=10.2979/ISR.2000.5.1.153 |jstor=30245533 |s2cid=144060115 |issn=1084-9513}}

In 2011 the Dura International Stadium was renovated. It can hold up to 18,000 spectators and hosts national and international games.{{Cite web|url=http://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?ID=940396|title=إطلاق إسم هواري بومدين على استاد دورا الدولي|website=وكالــة معــا الاخبارية|access-date=2019-12-03}}

The Dura Municipal Rehabilitation Center assists Palestinian Authority residents with special needs and developmental disabilities. Occupational therapy, visual rehabilitation for the seeing impaired, and outreach program are some of the services offered.{{Cite web|url=http://duracity.ps/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&catid=14&Itemid=766|title=مركز بلدية دورا للتأهيل|last=rama|website=duracity.ps|language=ar-aa|access-date=2019-12-03}}

Dura has a public library, swimming pool, and a park which includes a children's theater.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

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In June 2014, during the search to find three kidnapped boys, 150 Israeli soldiers stormed Dura's Haninia neighbourhood in a dawn raid to detain a person, and were met by young men and boys throwing rocks. An Israeli soldier shot and killed a teenager who was among the rock throwers, 13[http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=706295 '13-year-old Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in Dura,'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112084317/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=706295 |date=2015-01-12 }} Ma'an News Agency, 20 June 2014. or 15-year-old Mohammed Dudeen.Jodi Rudoren, [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/21/world/middleeast/israeli-troops-kill-palestinian-teenager-protesting-west-bank-arrests.html?hp 'Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Teenager Protesting West Bank Arrests,'] The New York Times, 20 June 2014:'as he and other youths hurled rocks at about 150 soldiers.'"One of them crouched and opened fire on the boy," said Bassam al-Awadeh, 42, who said he watched from about {{convert|150|yd|m}} away. "The boy was hit in his heart and his abdomen.".'{{cite news |url=http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=706295 |title=14-year-old Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in Dura |publisher=Maannews.net |access-date=21 June 2014 |archive-date=12 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112084317/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=706295 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|title=Palestinian killed in students hunt |url=http://www.independent.ie/world-news/palestinian-killed-in-students-hunt-30370736.html|agency=AP|publisher=Irish Independent|date=20 June 2014}}

The Israeli settlement of Adora, Har Hevron is located 4 kilometers north of the town in the Judaean Mountains{{cite book |last= Hoberman |first= Haggai |year= 2008 |title= Keneged Kol HaSikuim |edition= 1st |lang=he |trans-title= Against All Odds |publisher= Sifriat Netzaim}} and has {{Israel populations|Adora}} inhabitants.{{Israel populations|reference}} The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |work=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |access-date=27 November 2010 }} but the Israeli government dispute this. The settlement community falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council.https://www.hrhevron.co.il Har Hebron Regional Council Official Website

Dura is home to several clan, such as Al Swaty, Al 'Amayra, Amro, Al Sharha, Al Darweash, Al Maslamea', Al Darbeai', and Al Awawda'.[http://vprofile.arij.org/hebron/pdfs/Dura%20Town_pr_en.pdf Dura Town Profile], ARIJ, 2009 The Al 'Amayra (or 'Amr) clan, with families like Haji and Muhammad, has long-standing roots in Dura. They owned lands in the area and allowed migrant families to cultivate and utilized some lands as tenants.{{Cite book |last=Grossman |first=D. |title=Expansion and Desertion: the Arab Village and its Offshoots in Ottoman Palestine |publisher=Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi |year=1994 |location=Jerusalem |pages=220–222 |language=he}}

According to one account, the Maslamea' family came from Beit Jala.

Another important clan in Dura is the Rajoub clan, with well-known figures like Jibril Rajoub. About 6,000 people make up this clan,{{Cite web |date=2017-05-13 |title=פעלתי כסייען של ישראל, אך לא בגדתי בעם הפלסטיני |url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/1/ART2/877/533.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Makor Rishon}} and they also live in nearby offshoot villages of Dura, including al-Kum, Beit Maqdum, Humsa and Ikrisa. Based on one family member's account, the Rajoub family's oral tradition links their roots to a Yemenite Jew who converted to Islam centuries ago.

The climate of Dura is dry in the summers and experiences moderate precipitation during winter. Average annual precipitation depend on specific geographic locations within the town. The area of Dahr Alhadaba receives an annual average of 400–600 mm of rain, southern slopes 300–400 mm and the northern region of the Dura hills 250–300.

A local Palestinian legend has it that the patriarch Noah, in Islamic tradition called "(Nabi) Nūh", was buried in Dura,Edward Platt, [https://books.google.com/books?id=UzDHD2MExQAC&pg=PT42 City of Abraham: History, Myth and Memory: A Journey through Hebron,] Pan Macmillan, 2012 p.54. and a shrine there commemorates this tradition.Edward Robinson,[https://books.google.com/books?id=N8oqj34D-7IC&pg=PA214 Biblical researches in Palestine and the adjacent regions: a journal of travels in the years 1838 and 1852,] 2nd ed. J Murray 1856 p,214

• Nabil Amr (born 1947), politician
• Hamze Awawde (born 1990), peace activist

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