Ottoman rule Deir Yassin



the inauguration of hospital in deir yassin, 1914


it unknown precisely when settlement shifted deir yassin. village named in honor of sheikh yassin tomb in mosque located outside village. edward robinson noted village in 1838, , 1870, ottoman village list indicated 13 houses , population of 48, though list counted men. in 1896 population of der jasin estimated 138 persons.


in late 19th century, houses of deir yassin built of stone. 2 springs—one located in north , in south—supplied water village. of houses, built thick walls, clustered in small area known hara meaning quarter or neighborhood . residents muslims. in 1906, jewish suburb of jerusalem, givat shaul, built across valley deir yassin. secondary road linking village jerusalem , road jaffa ran through suburb.








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