Aboud

Aboud () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, northwest of Ramallah and 30 kilometers north of Jerusalem. Nearby towns include al-Lubban to the northeast and Bani Zeid to the northwest.

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Place details

Locality: عابود
Region: West Bank
Country: الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population: 2,056

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Aboud
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: عابود
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: 'Abud (official)Abboud (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type D (Village council)
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Abud8815.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Aboud from the south
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Aboud within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 156/158
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ramallah and al-Bireh
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1521
Area: 15
Elevation: 450
Image: عابود.jpg

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Article

23 sections

Contents

Location
History
Roman period
Byzantine period
Early Muslim period
Crusader/Mamluk era
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
1967–present
Church of St Mary (Sitti Miriam)
Demographics
Economy
Archaeology
'Abud Cave
Mokata 'Abud
Byzantine and Crusader Churches
Barbara
Monastery of St Elias (Mar Elia)
Others
References
Bibliography
External links

Aboud is believed to be the site of a Jewish settlement before the Bar Kokhba revolt. During the Byzantine period, Aboud likely housed a significant Christian community, with the early architectural elements of St. Mary Church indicating construction from that era. Despite Arabization during the early Muslim period, the community retained the Aramaic language for ceremonial and liturgical purposes. During the Crusades, Aboud was known as Casale Santa Maria, primarily inhabited by local Orthodox Christians with a minority of Crusader settlers. Ottoman records indicate a predominant Syrian Christian majority in the sixteenth century, a status that endured into the nineteenth century.