- Idhna
Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Idhna
imgsize=250
caption=
arname=إذنا
meaning="Permission"
founded=
type=munb
typefrom=
altOffSp=Idna
altUnoSp=
governorate=hb
latd=31|latm=33|lats=30.24|latNS=N
longd=34 |longm=58|longs=34.15|longEW=E
population=18,900
popyear=2006
area=21,526
areakm=25.5
mayor=Jamal Ali TameeziIdhna ( _ar. إذنا) is a
Palestinian town in the southernWest Bank , located in theHebron Governorate , 13 kilometers west ofHebron and about one kilometer east of the Green Line. According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of approximately 18,900 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop11.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006]Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics ]Idhna is physically divided into southern and northern parts by the Wadi al-Feranj.Robinson, Edward. and Smith, Eli. (1860). [http://books.google.com/books?id=zYwojXLxSQMC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=Betaris+of+Josephus&source=web&ots=tguPq1KMee&sig=P9QArjt-iiwt3sI9G1GTSZslbuU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA69,M1 Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Adjacent Regions] J.Murray, pp.69-70.] Idhna's primary source of income is agriculture and the town's total land area is 21,526
dunam s, of which 2,809 dunams are built up area. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1011 Demolitions, threats of demolitions and evictions in Idhna town - Hebron Governorate] Land Research Center.2007-02-24 ] Idhna is governed by a municipal council of thirteen members and six departments. [http://www.idnamuni.org/Bord.html Municipality of Idna] Idna Municipality.]History
Idhna's site was inhabited since
Canaan ite times evident from ancient remains found in the town.Hebrew s,Byzantine s andArab s succeeded in gaining control of the town and coins, statues, tombs and pottery dating from these various rulers were found in the town. [ [http://www.idnamuni.org/idna.html History of Idna] Idna Municipality.]Edward Robinson, who visited Idhna in 1838, recorded that the town's two parts were led by a "
sheikh " and the inhabitants of each part followed and backed their respectable sheikh in internal quarrels. Adjacent to Idhna are the ruins of the original village which is totally covered by cultivable fields. Marble found there had ancient mosaics inscribed on it.References
External links
* [http://www.idnamuni.org/ Idna Municipality Official Website]
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