Adh-Dhahiriya

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Adh-Dhahiriya is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank known for its historic cave dwellings and agricultural character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian town
municipality
administeredBy Palestinian National Authority NERFINISHED
climate Mediterranean semi-arid
country State of Palestine
governorateCapital Hebron NERFINISHED
hasAgriculturalProduct barley
grapes
olives
vegetables
wheat
hasFeature agricultural character
historic cave dwellings
hasHistoricalPeriod British Mandate period NERFINISHED
Israeli occupation
Jordanian rule
Ottoman era NERFINISHED
hasInfrastructure health clinic
mosques
primary schools
secondary schools
hasLocalGovernmentType municipal council
hasMinority small Christian presence
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1990s
hasPopulation tens of thousands
hasReligiousMajority Muslim
hasRoadConnectionTo Hebron NERFINISHED
other southern West Bank towns
hasTraditionalHousingType cave houses
stone houses
knownFor cave dwellings used as homes and storage
grain farming
livestock raising
olive cultivation
language Arabic
locatedIn Hebron Governorate NERFINISHED
southern West Bank NERFINISHED
locatedNear Green Line NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Hebron NERFINISHED
majorEconomicSector agriculture
public sector employment
small trade
observes Eastern European Summer Time NERFINISHED
partOf Palestine NERFINISHED
West Bank NERFINISHED
region southern Hebron Hills NERFINISHED
timeZone Eastern European Time
writingSystem Arabic script

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Hebron Governorate containsTown Adh-Dhahiriya