Between 1922 and 1947 , the population of Abu Dis increased by 110 % . The town suffered extensive damage in the 1927 Jericho earthquake . All the homes were damaged and every cistern was cracked . Since Abu Dis depended on rain-water cisterns for its water supply , this caused great hardship . al-Eizariya ( Bethany ) , half a mile away , suffered little damage
1927 Jericho earthquake
1927 Jericho earthquake
Abu Dis