Jifna (Arabic: جفنا, Jifnâ) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) north of Ramallah and 23 kilometers (14 mi) north of Jerusalem. Jifna has retained a Christian majority since the 6th century. Its total land area consists of 6,015 dunams, of which 420 are designated as built-up areas, most of the remainder being covered with olive, fig and apricot groves.[4] Jifna is governed by a village council, led (2008) by chairman Jabi Na'im Kamil.
Jifna was known as Gophnah (Hebrew: גופנה; Greek: Γοφνα, Gophna)[5] at the time of the First Jewish-Roman War, and after its conquest became a Roman regional capital, though remaining predominantly Jewish. Jewish presence at the site is thought to have ended in the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt. Later, the town grew less significant politically, but nevertheless prospered as a Christian locality under Byzantine and later Arab rule due to its location on a trade route. St. George's Church in Jifna was built in the 6th century, but fell into disrepair and was not rebuilt until the arrival of the Crusaders in the late 10th century. However, it again fell into ruin after the Crusaders were driven out by the Ayyubids. In modern times, the ruins of St. George's Church have become a tourist attraction.[6] During the period of Ottoman control in Palestine the tower of an ancient Roman structure in Jifna became the location of a jail house.[7]
Jifna has local traditions and legends relating to the Holy Family, and to the village water-spring. It is also locally known for its apricot harvest festival; each year, during the late Spring period, hundreds travel to the village to harvest the fruit during its brief season.[8]
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^Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
^Palmer, 1881, p. 230
^Jifna Excerpt, Palestinian Association of Cultural Heritage, archived from the original on 2007-08-11, retrieved 2009-04-14
^Madaba Map, 6th cent.
^Discussion Mount Ephraim and Benjamin: 51. Gophna (Jifna), Studium Biblicum Franciscanum–Jerusalem, 2001-12-19, archived from the original on 2016-03-05, retrieved 2009-05-05
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