Tarrama (, also known as Khirbet al-Tarramah) is a Palestinian village situated on a hilltop with an elevation of in the southern West Bank, part of the Hebron Governorate. Located just south of Dura, nearby localities include at-Tabaqa to the north, Fawwar to the east, Khursa to the west, and Deir Razih to the south. The village had a population of 642 in 2017.
Its total land area is 210 dunams and the village is provided with electricity and telephone lines.
History Khirbet Tarrama has been suggested as a possible site of the "Jezreel" mentioned as a town in the territory of Judah in the Bible."Jezreel". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 5 March 2009.
Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here.Dauphin, 1998, p. 962
Ottoman era In 1863, Victor Guérin visited Tarrama, describing it thus:We reach the top of a hill that rises in successive terraces, its slopes held in place by several supporting walls. A final surrounding wall—now demolished but still traceable—once enclosed the upper platform, where scattered heaps of large, disjointed blocks remain from a fairly strong structure, almost entirely destroyed, which appears to have served a military purpose. One also notices several caves cut into the rock, including one whose interior walls are pierced with a multitude of small niches resembling pigeonholes. These ruins are known to me by the name Khirbet Terrama.Guérin, 1869, p. 372.In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) noted of Khurbet Terrama: "This ruin, not on the map, was found by Guerin about half an hour north of Khurbet Deir Razi. It was on the top of a terraced hill, and contains the remains of an old fort, with caves cut in the rock, one of which is pierced with columbaria."Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 369
British Mandate era At the time of the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, the population of Kh. Tarama was counted under Dura.Mills, 1932, p. 32
Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Tarrama came under Jordanian rule.
In 1961, there were 161 residents here.Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 22
Post-1967 After the Six-Day War in 1967, Tarrama has been under Israeli occupation.
During the 1970s, the Israeli Military unsuccessfully attempted to establish a military air field on Tarrama's lands to serve the al-Majnouna camp. Background to Tarrama Land Research Center. 19 February 2009.
Most of its inhabitants belong to the Awlad Muhammad extended family, but over 10% were Palestinian refugees in 1997.Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The population increased to 404 by 1997.Welcome to Khirbet al-Tarramah Palestine Remembered.
In 2007, Tarrama had a population of 630, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census.2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.119.
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External links Welcome to Khirbet al-Tarramah Tarrama village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ) Tarrama village profile, ARIJ Tarrama aerial photo, ARIJ The priorities and needs for development in Tarrama village based on the community and local authorities' assessment, ARIJ