Kifl Haris

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Kifl Haris is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank known for its religiously significant shrines and contested status within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian locality
village
agriculturalProduct field crops
olive oil
olives
controlledBy Jordan (1948–1967) NERFINISHED
coordinateLocation 32.118°N 35.148°E
country State of Palestine
elevation ~500 metres above sea level
governedBy Palestinian National Authority (civil affairs in parts of the village) NERFINISHED
hasEvent organized Jewish pilgrimage nights under Israeli military protection
hasFeature religiously significant shrines
hasIssue land confiscation for settlements and roads
movement restrictions due to checkpoints and closures
hasMunicipalBody village council
hasShrine Maqam Nabi Dhul-Kifl (often associated with Ezekiel or Dhul-Kifl) NERFINISHED
Maqam Nabi Nun (traditional tomb of Nun, father of Joshua) NERFINISHED
Maqam Nabi Yushaʿ (traditional tomb of Joshua) NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod British Mandate of Palestine NERFINISHED
Ottoman era village
inConflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED
language Arabic
locatedIn central West Bank
locatedInAdministrative Salfit Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedNear Ariel NERFINISHED
Salfit NERFINISHED
majorityPopulation Palestinians NERFINISHED
nearbyIsraeliIndustrialZone Barkan Industrial Park NERFINISHED
nearbyIsraeliSettlement Ariel NERFINISHED
Barkan NERFINISHED
occupiedBy Israel (since 1967)
partOf Area B (partly)
Area C (partly) NERFINISHED
population several thousand inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
religionMajority Islam
religiousSignificanceFor Christians NERFINISHED
Jews NERFINISHED
Muslims
roadAccess connected by local roads to Salfit and nearby villages
subjectOf land disputes
settlement expansion controversies
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST
underMilitaryControlOf Israel NERFINISHED
visitedBy Jewish pilgrims
Muslim pilgrims

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