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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Kifl Haris canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian locality
village
agriculturalProduct field crops
olive oil
olives
controlledBy Jordan (1948–1967)
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)
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)
linked to: Prophet Dhul-Kifl

Maqam Nabi Nun (traditional tomb of Nun, father of Joshua)
Maqam Nabi Yushaʿ (traditional tomb of Joshua)
historicalPeriod British Mandate of Palestine
Ottoman era village
inConflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict
language Arabic
locatedIn central West Bank
locatedInAdministrative Salfit Governorate
locatedNear Ariel
Salfit
majorityPopulation Palestinians
linked to: Palestinian
nearbyIsraeliIndustrialZone Barkan Industrial Park
nearbyIsraeliSettlement Ariel
Barkan
occupiedBy Israel (since 1967)
partOf Area B (partly)
Area C (partly)
linked to: Area C
population several thousand inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
religionMajority Islam
religiousSignificanceFor Christians
linked to: Christian Church

Jews
Muslims
roadAccess connected by local roads to Salfit and nearby villages
subjectOf land disputes
settlement expansion controversies
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST
underMilitaryControlOf Israel
visitedBy Jewish pilgrims
Muslim pilgrims

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