Ammuriya, Nablus
| 'Ammuriya | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | ﺔﻴﻭﺭﻤﻋ |
| • Also spelled | 'Amuria (official) 'Amuriya (unofficial) |
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| Coordinates: 32°4′1″N 35°12′53″E / 32.06694°N 35.21472°ECoordinates: 32°4′1″N 35°12′53″E / 32.06694°N 35.21472°E | |
| Palestine grid | 169/163 |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Development Committee |
| • Head of Municipality | Sulaiman Hakawati |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 302 |
'Ammuriya (Arabic: ﺔﻴﻭﺭﻤﻋ, also spelled 'Amuria) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located south of Nablus. Nearby localities include Iskaka to the north, al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya to the east, Abwein to the south, 'Arura and Mazari an-Nubani to the southwest and Salfit to the northwest. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, 'Ammuriya had a population of 302 in 2007. There were 48 households and five business establishments in the village.
Pottery sherds from Iron Age II, Hellenistic/Roman, Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk eras have been found here.
In 1596, it appeared in Ottoman tax registers as "′Ammuriya", a village in the nahiya of Jabal Qubal in the liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 7 households and 1 bachelor, all Muslim. The villagers paid taxes on wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives, and a press for olive oils or grapes; a total of 0,000 akçe.
In 1882, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described it as "A small village on high ground".
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