Ed-Dahi | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Standard | דַחִי |
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| Etymology: Village of Dŭhy[1] | |
  Ed-Dahi  Ed-Dahi | |
| Coordinates:32°37′16″N35°20′37″E / 32.62111°N 35.34361°E /32.62111; 35.34361 | |
| Grid position | 182/225PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Bustan al-Marj |
| Population (2023)[2] | 668 |
Ed-Dahi (Arabic:الدحي,Hebrew:דַחִי) is anArab village in northeasternIsrael. Located onGivat HaMoreh (Jebel Dahi in Arabic) overlookingAfula, it falls under the jurisdiction ofBustan al-Marj Regional Council. The village is situated at an altitude of 550 meters above sea level.[3] As of 2023 it had a population of 668.[2]
Ed-Dahi was named afterDahia Bin Khalifa al-Kalbei, who according toIslamic tradition, wasa friend of the Islamic prophetMuhammad. Dahia, an ambassador of Muhammad, attempted to convert Byzantine emperorHeraclius toIslam. According to local tradition, Dahia was killed and buried in the site of the village.[3]
In 1870–1871 an Ottoman census listed the village in thenahiya (sub-district) of Shafa al-Shamali.[4] In 1875Victor Guérin found here a small village, consisting of fifteen "miserable" houses, surrounded by gardens and bordered by cactus hedges.[5]
In 1882 thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as "a littlehamlet of stone cabins, on the saddle west of the conical peak ofJebel ed Duhy. Straggling olives exist on the north and west. The water supply is from awell lower down the hill, on the north."[6]
In the1922 census of Palestine conducted by theBritish authorities, al-Dahi had a population of 84, allMuslims,[7] increasing slightly in the1931 census to 87, still all Muslim, in a total of 16 houses.[8]
In the1945 statistics the population was 110, all Muslims,[9] while the total land area was 8,038dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[10] Of this, 19 dunams were for plantations and irrigable land, 2,979 for cereals,[11] while 10 dunams were classified as built-up areas.[12]
In February 2016Bustan al-Marj Regional Council announced that its offices would move from Afula to Ed-Dahi. Council chairman Ahmed Zoabi noted "The offices are now located in one of the four villages of the council and this is important". In September 2017, the regional council completed its road-paving project.
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