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MY HOME TOWN IS CALLED BEIT REEMA , A TINY LITTLE TOWN 24 KL NORTH WEST RAMALLAH.IN THE HILLY AREA OVERLOOKING THE COASTAL PLAINS.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING IT ,AS ANY OTHER TOWN IN PALESTINE,REFLECTS THE HISTORICAL RICHNESS AND VARIETY. THE BIBLICAL NAME FOR BEIT REEMA WAS REMETH and (ARIMATHEA)PART OF APHRIAME DOMAIN. THE NAME REMETH MEANS THE HEIGHT .THE HIGH PLACE ,,ACTUALLY IT IS LOCATED ON THE TOP SUMMIT OF TWO MOUNTAINS. DURING THE IRON AGE IT WAS ON OF THE STRONG CITIES OF THE TRIBE OF ISSCHAR ,,AND BECAUSE OF THE IMPPORTANCE OF REMETH IT WAS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS MENTIONED IN THE MOSAIC MAP OF MADABA ;WHICH DEPICTED THE MAP OF THE BIBLICAL HOLY LAND
DURING THE ISLAMIC ERA AL IDRISI PASSED IT AND WROTE"WE TRAVELED FROM DAR GHASANA TO BEIT REEMA AND THE GENEROUS PEOPLE INVITED US TO STAY"
IN 1492 ACCORDING TO THE OTTMAN TAX BOOKS THE INHABITANT WERE 200 PEOPLE AND IT WAS FAMOUS FOR PREDUCIG OLIVE OIL AND WHEAT
NOW IT IS A A LARGE TOWN WITH MORE THAN 5000 LIVING ACTUALLY IN IT AND TWICE THE NUMBER LIVES OUTSIDE IT
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