Einabus

‘Einabus is located {{convert|8.23|km|mi|sp=us}} south of Nablus. It is bordered by Huwwara to the east, ‘Urif to the north, ‘Urif and Jamma'in to the west, and Jamma’in and Huwwara to the south.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170922145417/http://vprofile.arij.org/nablus/pdfs/vprofile/Einabus_vp_en.pdf Einabus Village Profile], ARIJ, p. 4

Tombs dug out of the rocks and ancient cisterns have been found here.Dauphin, 1998, p. 804

Potsherds from Middle Bronze Age, LB/IA I, Iron Age II, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Crusader/Ayyubid era have been found.Finkelstein et al., 1998, pp. 679-680

The village's old mosque was built during that time and is dedicated to Umar ibn al-Khattab. Until today, olives and figs remain primary sources of income for the residents of Einabus.

The old mosque, Jama al-Arbain, was inspected in 1928 and 1942, and on a column was found inscribed the name Abdallah and the date 625 AH (=1227-1228 CE).Sharon, 2004, p. [https://archive.org/stream/9004131973#page/n208/mode/1up 154]

The village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal, part of the Sanjak of Nablus. It had a population of 49 Muslim households. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olives, and goats or beehives; a total of 5,317 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 130

In 1838, Edward Robinson noted it on his travels as a village, named Ain Abus.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol. 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/n110/mode/1up 93] It was noted was a village in the Jurat Merda district, south of Nablus.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/127/mode/1up 127]

In June, 1870, French explorer Victor Guérin found the village to have a spring (after which it was named), and having about 400 inhabitants. Below the village was a valley of olive trees.Guérin, 1875, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr04gugoog#page/n202/mode/1up 177]

In 1870/1871 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of Jamma'in al-Thani, subordinate to Nablus.{{Cite book |last=Grossman |first=David |title=Arab Demography and Early Jewish Settlement in Palestine |publisher=Magnes Press |year=2004 |location=Jerusalem |pages=253}}

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described the village (called Ain Abus) as "a small village conspicuous on a low spur of the mountain, with a spring to the west and olives to the south."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/283/mode/1up 283]

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, 'Ainabus had a population of 227 inhabitants, all Muslims,Barron, 1923, Table IX, Sub-district of Nablus, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n27/mode/1up 25] increasing slightly in the 1931 census to 244, still all Muslim, in a total of 62 houses.Mills, 1931, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 61]

In the 1945 census, the population was 340, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p18.jpg 18] with {{convert|4,011|dunam|acre km2}} 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/Nablus/Page-059.jpg 59] Of this, {{convert|539|dunam|acre km2}} were for plantations or irrigated land, 2,107 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/Nablus/Page-106.jpg 106]. while 29 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/Nablus/Page-156.jpg 156].

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

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 524 inhabitants in Einabus.Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p26.pdf 26]

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

After the 1995 accords, 85% of the village land was classified as Area B, the remaining 15% as Area C. Israel has confiscated 114 dunums of Ein Abus land for the construction of the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar. Since Yitzhar was established, the villagers of Einabus have been the victims of several violent attacks from the Yitzhar settlers. The Israeli settlers have also stolen crops and damaged Palestinian homes.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170922145417/http://vprofile.arij.org/nablus/pdfs/vprofile/Einabus_vp_en.pdf Einabus Village Profile], ARIJ, pp. 15-16

As of 2012, Israeli settlers have also taken over land in Area B, in "a combination of unbridled thievery by settlers and impotence on the part of the Israeli authorities."[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/west-bank-outposts-spreading-into-area-b-in-violation-of-oslo-accords-1.413390 West Bank outposts spreading into Area B, in violation of Oslo Accords], By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz, Feb.18, 2012

The village had a population of 1200 in 1987, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, and of 2,891 in 2017.

There are two girls' secondary schools and one for boys. A charity center founded in 1984 contains a kindergarten and a training center for weaving and helps college-bound students that are financially unable to enter college to attend. In addition to the old mosque, Einabus has two modern mosques.

Einabus is governed by a village council of seven elected members including the chairman or mayor. In 2005, Nafez Rashdan was elected mayor of Einabus.[http://www.einabus.org.ps/eabout2.htm Einabus Council Members]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Einabus Village Council.

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• [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/_Aynabus_587/index.html Welcome To 'Aynabus]
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• [http://poica.org/2010/04/continuous-colonists-aggressions-against-palestinian-lands-and-belongings-in-einabus-village/ Continuous Colonists' Aggressions against Palestinian Lands and Belongings in 'Einabus Village] 1 April 2010, POICA
• [http://poica.org/2011/09/setting-150-olive-trees-ablaze-in-einabus-nablus-city/ Setting 150 Olive Trees Ablaze in 'Einabus – Nablus city] 20, September, 2011, POICA
• [http://poica.org/2012/05/colonists-of-yizhar-set-a-car-ablaze/ Colonists of Yizhar Set a Car Ablaze] 18, May, 2012, POICA

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