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 southwest of the city of Hebron.
Population In the 1961 census, under Jordanian rule, the village had a population of 248,Jordan, 1961 census, p. 22 and in the 2017 census, the population was 611.
History All of Palestine, including Deir al-Asal al-Tahta, fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1517.William Robertson Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p117
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.
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.
See also Dura, Hebron Hebron Governorate
References
External links Welcome To Dayr al-'Asal al-Tahta Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons Deir al 'Asal at Tahta Village (fact sheet), ARIJ Deir al 'Asal at Tahta Village profile, ARIJ Aerial photo, ARIJ