Khirbet Simra (Jordan Valley)
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Khirbet Simra
خربة سمرة | |
|---|---|
Bedouin herding community | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Tubas |
| Area | Area C |
Khirbet Simra (Arabic: خربة سمرة) is a small Palestinian Bedouin herding community located in the northern Jordan Valley in the northeastern West Bank, within Area C of the Israeli-occupied territories.[1][2] The hamlet lies in Tubas Governorate and is inhabited primarily by pastoral families who rely on sheep and goat herding as their main livelihood.
Khirbet Simra lies in the northern Jordan Valley east of the Allon Road, an Israeli-built highway running north–south along the eastern flank of the West Bank.[1] The locality consists mainly of tents and other temporary structures typical of pastoral Bedouin communities in the region.[1]
Like several other communities in the northern Jordan Valley, the residents are largely descendants of Bedouin tribes displaced from the Negev following the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.[1] Some families settled in the Simra area during the early 21st century after earlier displacement within the West Bank.[1]
The community's economy is based primarily on livestock grazing and limited rain-fed agriculture.[1]
Political and legal context
Khirbet Simra lies in Area C of the West Bank, which under the Oslo Accords remains under full Israeli civil and military control. Restrictions on construction, grazing areas, and access to infrastructure have affected many pastoral communities in the Jordan Valley.[3]