Al Wahadinah

Al Wahadinah (الوهادنه), Khirbet Mar Elias or Khirbet al Wahadneh is a village in the Ajloun Governorate, Jordan. Along with Al Hashimiyya and Halawah, it makes up the Ash Shefa Municipality. It has a large Christian population and contains both a Catholic and an Eastern Orthodox church.

Al Wahadinah
الوهادنه
Al Wahadinah is located in Jordan
Al Wahadinah
Al Wahadinah
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°19′34″N 35°38′42″E
Grid position211/192
Country Jordan
GovernorateAjloun Governorate
Population
 (2015[1])
  Total6,687
Time zoneUTC+02:00
View from tel mar Elias
Another view from tel mar Elias

The village is on a slight hill overlooking the windswept olive groves of Ajloun, in the valley of the Yarmuk River and is an important site in early Christianity. It is also the home town of Elijah. The village also boasts Tel Mar Elias, one of the largest Byzantine churches in Jordan and an ancient site of pilgrimage, worship and interfaith coexistence.

History

Ottoman era

In 1596, during the Ottoman Empire, it was noted in the census under the name of Harba, located in the nahiya of Ajloun in the liwa of Ajloun. It had a population of 32 households and 3 bachelors; all Muslim. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olive trees/vineyards/fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 20,000 akçe.[2]

Modern era

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,096 inhabitants in Kh. Wahadina,[3] of whom 350 were Christians.[4]

See also

References

  1. "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
  2. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 163
  3. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 18
  4. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, pp. 115–116

Bibliography


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.