Deir al-Asal al-Tahta
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Deir al-Asal al-Tahta | |
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| Deir al-Asal al-Tahta, Arabic: دير العسل التحتا | |
  Deir al-Asal al-Tahta Location of Deir al-Asal al-Tahta Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′23.8526″N 34°56′52.1819″E / 31.473292389°N 34.947828306°E | |
| State |  Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 611 |
Deir al-Asal al-Tahta (Arabic: دير العسل التحتا) is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate, south of the West Bank. It is located 18 km (11 miles) southwest of the city of Hebron.[2]
In the 1961 census, under Jordanian rule, the village had a population of 248,[3] and in the 2017 census, the population was 611.[4][5]
History
All of Palestine, including Deir al-Asal al-Tahta, fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1517.[6][7]
In 1917, Deir al-Asal al-Tahta and the rest of Palestine fell to the British Army.
In the early 1950s, Deir al-Asal al-Tahta came under Jordanian rule and was administratively part of the Hebron District.
Deir al-Asal al-Tahta came under Israeli occupation after the 1967 Six-Day War.[8]
After the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, the village was administratively part of the Hebron Governorate. In 1998, the Deir al-Asal al-Tahta Village Council was established.
