Ras Atiya (; ) is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western area of the West Bank, located 27 km south of Tulkarm and 11 km south of Qalqiliya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,129 inhabitants in 2017.
Location Ras ‘Atiya (including Ras at Tira and Wadi ar Rasha) is located 4-5 km south of Qalqiliya. It is bordered by ‘Izbat al Ashqar to the east, Ad Dab’a to the east and south, ‘Izbat Jalud and Al Mudawwar to the south, Habla to the west, and An Nabi Elyas and ‘Arab Abu Farda to the north.Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities), ARIJ, p. 4
History In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found at Kh. Ras et Tireh: "walls and cisterns."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 355
Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, the area came under Jordanian rule.
In 1961, the population was 224.Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
Post-1967 After the Six-Day War in 1967, the area has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, 32.2% of Ras 'Atiya land is defined as Area B, while the remainder 67.8% is Area C.Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities), ARIJ, p. 17 Under the same accord, 5% of Ras al-Tira land is defined as Area B, while the remainder 95% is Area C, while 100% of Wadi ar Rasha land is Area C,
Israel has confiscated 51 dunams of land from Ras at Tira in order to construct the Israeli settlement of Alfei Menashe.Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities), ARIJ, p. 18
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External links Welcome To Khirbat Ras Atiya Welcome To Kh. Ras al-Tira Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: IAA, Wikimedia commons Ras 'Atiya (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities) (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ Ras ‘Atiya Village Profile (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities), ARIJ Ras ‘Atiya, aerial photo, ARIJ Development Priorities and Needs in Ras ‘ATiya (including Ras at Tira & Wadi ar Rasha Localities), ARIJ