Ed-Dahi

Ed-Dahi (, ) is an Arab village in northeastern Israel. Located on Givat HaMoreh (Jebel Dahi in Arabic) overlooking Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bustan al-Marj Regional Council. The village is situated at an altitude of 550 meters above sea level. As of it had a population of .

History

Ed-Dahi was named after Dahia Bin Khalifa al-Kalbei, who according to Islamic tradition, was a friend of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Dahia, an ambassador of Muhammad, attempted to convert Byzantine emperor Heraclius to Islam. According to local tradition, Dahia was killed and buried in the site of the village.Dahei Bustan al-Marj Regional Council.

Ottoman Empire In 1870–1871 an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of Shafa al-Shamali. In 1875 Victor Guérin found here a small village, consisting of fifteen "miserable" houses, surrounded by gardens and bordered by cactus hedges.Guérin, 1880, pp. 114-115

In 1882 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as "a little hamlet of stone cabins, on the saddle west of the conical peak of Jebel ed Duhy. Straggling olives exist on the north and west. The water supply is from a well lower down the hill, on the north."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 85

British Mandate In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British authorities, al-Dahi had a population of 84, all Muslims,Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Nazareth, p. 38 increasing slightly in the 1931 census to 87, still all Muslim, in a total of 16 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 73

In the 1945 statistics the population was 110, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 8 while the total land area was 8,038 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 62 Of this, 19 dunams were for plantations and irrigable land, 2,979 for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 109 while 10 dunams were classified as built-up areas.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 159

Israel In February 2016 Bustan al-Marj Regional Council announced that its offices would move from Afula to Ed-Dahi. Council chairman Ahmed Zoabi noted "The offices are now located in one of the four villages of the council and this is important". In September 2017, the regional council completed its road-paving project.

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