al-Uddeisa, also spelled Al 'Uddeisa, is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is a locality of Sa'ir, in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,474 in mid-year 2006. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1.
History
In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found there "foundations, pillar-shafts and a large vaulted cistern. At the time, it was named Khurbet al Addeisiyeh, meaning "The ruin of the lentil-fields".
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External links
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Al-Uddeisa, part of Sa'ir, Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
