Hizma

Hizma () is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, seven kilometers from Jerusalem's Old City. The town, mostly located in Area C of the West Bank, borders four Israeli settlements, Neve Yaakov and Pisgat Ze'ev (both officially considered part of Jerusalem), Geva Binyamin and Almon.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Hizma
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: حزما
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Hizme (official)
Settlement.type: Municipality type C
Settlement.image_skyline: Hizme02.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Hizma
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Hizma within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 175/138
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quds
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Iron Age
Roman period
Byzantine period
Ottoman period
British Mandate
Jordanian period (1948-1967)
Israeli occupation (since 1967)
West Bank barrier
Israeli administration
Economy
People from Hizma
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links

Hizma is identified with the biblical town of Azmaveth of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin. Archaeological findings confirm a Jewish presence during Roman times, marked by a thriving stoneware industry, and the discovery of a burial cave housing ossuaries inscribed in the Hebrew alphabet. Byzantine period ceramics were also found at the site. Throughout Ottoman, British, and Jordanian rule, Hizma was a small village inhabited by Muslims.

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