astory about
Beit Rima village, Ramallah District
In the olive growing area of Shibtini valley in Bet Rima village in Ramallah district, a 4-kilometer long agricultural road was constructed. This road made tractor/car accessible to the area which used to be reached only on foot or by donkey . This road was well used in the last harvest season. Some farmers built a branch agricultural road off the Shibtini valley agricultural road. The road construction had an effect of encouraging villagers, who do not have opportunities for cash income in Israeli territories, to return to the field. A small conflict arose between the owner of the heavy machines- bulldozer and rock drill - and the farmers regarding the payment for the equipment rental. It was settled by compensating the difference from the budget set aside for well digging.
part of the history
E. Rey, the French historian, in quoting from an ancient manuscript, said that “Ramelie was a small Crusader fiefdom on the outskirts of Jerusalem during the twelfth or thirteenth centuries,” and that “Ramelie is today called Ramallah”.
Some Old Testament scholars say that Ramallah is Rama, the village of the prophet Samuel. However, some modern scholars say that the Rama of Samule is the village of Beit Rima, while others believe that it is at Rentis.
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soil
Brown Rendzinas and Pale Rendzinas
These types of soil associations dominate the area of Deir A'mmar, Jammala, Al-Nabi Saleh, Beit Rima, Kafr Ni'ma, Beit U'r Al-Tihta, Beit Sira, Beit Leqia and Beit Nuba. These soils cover an area of about 15,870 hectares. Similar to the previous soil types, 30-50% of these soils are outcropped with rocks. Major vegetation is Pinus halepensis, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia palaestina, Quercus ithaburensis, Ceratonia siliqua and Ballotetalia undulatae. On such areas, cultivation of grapes and olives, field crops (wheat and barley), and grazing is the main land use, especially in shallow and steep sloping areas. The American great group classifications that represent these soil association are Xerorthents, and Haploxerolls.