Al-Majd, Hebron
Village in West Bank, Palestine
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Al-Majd (Arabic: خربة المجد) is a Palestinian village located eighteen kilometers south-west of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine, in the southern West Bank. The village had a population of 2,277 in 2017.[1]
al-Majd | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خربة المجد |
  al-Majd Location of al-Majd within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′50″N 34°57′01″E | |
| Palestine grid | 145/098 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,277 |
| Name meaning | Glory[2] |
History
Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here.[3]
Ottoman era
In 1863, Victor Guérin called it Khirbet Medjed.[4]
In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Palestine found here "Caves, cisterns, and pillar shafts; a ruined chapel seems to have stood there".[5]
1948-1967
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Al-Majd came under Jordanian rule.
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 466 inhabitants in Al-Majd.[6]
1967-present
After the Six-Day War in 1967, Al-Majd has been under Israeli occupation.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,925 in 2007.[7]