Khirbat Iribbin - History

History

In the 19th century, Victor Guérin inspected the place, where he found the remains of a chapel, two cisterns, and foundations of houses.

In 1944/45 the village, (including Arab al-Aramisha, Jurdayh, and Khirbat Idmith) had a population of 360. A total of 2,637 dunums of village land were used for cereals, and 16 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.

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