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Bethlehem Governorate
The Bethlehem Governorate ( ar, محافظة بيت لحم, Muḥāfaẓat Bayt Laḥm) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It covers an area of the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Its principal city and district capital is Bethlehem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its population was estimated to 199,463 in 2012. Geography According to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the governorate has a total area of around 660 km². Due to the occupation by Israel, Palestinians can only use 13% of the area and much of that is fragmented as of May 2009. Politics Politically, the Bethlehem Governorate is something of a stronghold of the Palestinian left. At the 2006 Palestinian legislative election the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and The Alternative both had their best votes there. Its current governor is Salah al-Tamari. Localities The governorate consists of 10 municipalities, 3 refugee camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Palestine
The Governorates of Palestine are the administrative divisions of the State of Palestine. After the signing of the Oslo Accords, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip were divided into three areas ( Area A, Area B, and Area C) and 16 governorates under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority. Since 2007, there have been two governments claiming to be the legitimate government of the Palestinian National Authority, one based in the West Bank and one based in the Gaza Strip. List West Bank Gaza Strip See also * ISO 3166-2:PS *List of regions of Palestine by Human Development Index This is a list of regions of the State of Palestine by Human Development Index as of 2019. Trends by UNDP reports (international HDI) Human Development Index (by UN Method) of Palestinian Governorates since 2004. See also * Demographics ... References {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries * Palestine, State of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Sahour
Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur ( ar, بيت ساحور pronounced ; Palestine grid 170/123) is a State of Palestine, Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority. The population was of approximately 14,000 in 2017, In the Village Statistics, 1945, 1945 statistics the population of Beit Sahour was 2,770; 370 Muslims and 2,400 Christians,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics (1945), p24/ref> who owned 6,946 (rural) and 138 (urban) dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. 1,031 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 3,641 for cereals, while 100 dunams were built-up (urban) land. Jordanian occupation In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Beit Sahur came under Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, Jordanian rule. In 1961, the population of Beit Sahur was 5,316. Israeli occupati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dar Salah
Dar Salah ( ar, دار صلاح) is a Palestinian village located east of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 3,373 in 2007. Footnotes External linksWelcome To Dar Salah*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 17: IAA :File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.17.jpg, Wikimedia commonsDar Salah Village (fact sheet) Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ; ar, معهد الابحاث التطبيقية - القدس) is a Palestinian NGO founded in 1990 with its main office in Bethlehem in the West Bank. ARIJ is actively working on research project ..., ARIJDar Salah Village profile ARIJDar Salah aerial photo ARIJ The priorities and needs for development in Dar Salah village based on the community and local authorities’ assessment ARIJ Villages in the West Bank Bethlehem Governorate Municipalities of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Ta'mir
Beit Ta'mir ( ar, خربة بيت تعمر) is a Palestinian village located six kilometers southeast of Bethlehem.The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,229 in 2007. with ''Arab et Ta'amira'' having a total of 209,888 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 24 dunams were used plantations and irrigable land, 12,424 for cereals, while 197,440 dunams were classified as non-cultitivable land. Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Beit Ta’mir came under Jordanian rule. In 1961, the population of ''Ta'amira'' inhabiting the desert of their central lands was 306, excluding other Ta'amira populations such Za'atara which would number their total population in thousands. Post 1967 Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Beit Ta'mir has been held under Israeli occupation. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beit Sakariya
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah (variants: Beit Iskâria, Khirbet Zakariah, Beit Skâria) is a small Palestinian village in the West Bank, perched on a hill that rises about above sea level. It is located in between the larger Israeli settlements of Alon Shevut and Rosh Tzurim in the Gush Etzion region. Administratively, it is associated with Artas, Bethlehem. Location Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah is located (horizontal distance) south of Bethlehem. It is bordered by Wadi an Nis to the east, Nahhalin to the north, Al Jab’a to the west, and Beit ‘Ummar and Surif to the south. History The village may be the site of the Battle of Beth Zechariah between the Jewish Maccabeans and Selucid Greek forces during the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire, in the year 162 BCE. Three rock-cut burial caves, dating to the 1st century BCE have been excavated, and pottery fragments from the 1st century BCE were found.Peleg and Feller, 2004, Rosh Zurim/ref> Potsherds from the Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Asakra
Al-Asakra ( ar, العساكرة) is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank, located 4.5 kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. It is a part of the Jannatah municipality. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,001 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. Al-Asakra has a land area of 2,116 dunams and is a part of the larger Arab al-Ta'amira village cluster, lies between the towns of Tuqu' and Za'atara covering an area of 217,236 dunams A dunam (Ottoman Turkish language, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic language, Arabic: ; tr, dönüm; he, דונם), also known as a donum or dunum and as the old, Turkish, or Ottoman stremma, was the Ottoman units of measurement, Ottoman unit of area eq ... (21 km2). Agriculture is the main economic activity of the region, which is located in Area 'C' and falls under the control of the Israel civil administration. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artas, Bethlehem
Artas ( ar, أرطاس) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers southwest of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,663 in 2007. while E.H. Palmer thought it was a personal name. The name might also be derived from Latin ''hortus'' meaning ''garden'', hence the name Hortus Conclusus of the nearby Catholic Convent. Geography Artas is located (horizontal distance) south-west of Bethlehem. It is bordered by Hindaza to the east, Ad Duheisha camp to the north, Al Khader to the west, and Wadi Rahhal to the south. The Israeli Settlement of Efrat is located nearby which has been rapidly expanding around Artas and has recently expanded to 2 strategic hilltops facing at Artas called Givat Hadagan and Givat Hatamar.Another exclusively Jewish Israeli Settlement neighborhood of Efrat is planned to be built to surround Artas called Givat Eitam which is across the hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'Arab Al-Rashayida
Arab al-Rashayida ( ar, عرب الرشايدة) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers east of Jerusalem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate, central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 2,060 in 2017. History In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Al-Rashayida came under Jordanian rule. Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the village has been under Israeli occupation. After the 1995 accords, 5.7% of al-Rashayida's land was classified as Area A, 1.1% classified as Area B, 10.2% classified as Area C, while the remaining 83% is classified as "nature reserve". ARIJ, p. 16 Footnotes External links ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Za'atara
Za'atara ( ar, زعترة) is a Palestinian town located southeast of Bethlehem. The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 6,289 in 2007.2007 PCBS Census . p.118. History In the wake of the , and after the |
Al-Ubeidiya
Al-Ubeidiya ( ar, العبيدية) is a Palestinian town located east of Bethlehem. The town is a part of the Bethlehem Governorate in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Ubeidiya had a population of over 14,967 in 2019. History and archaeology Background: Roman and Byzantine periods A Roman period pool, built in order to collect water, is situated in the center of al-Ubeidiya. Two Greek Orthodox monasteries were first established during the Byzantine period in the late fifth century, and are now standing within the municipal jurisdiction of Ubeidiya. The Monastery of St. Theodosius, known in Arabic as Deir Ibn 'Ubeid (lit. 'Monastery of the Son of 'Ubeid') or as Mar Dosi ('Saint Theodosius'), named after its founder; and Mar Saba Monastery, or simply Mar Saba, founded and named after Saint Sabbas ('Mar Saba'). Ottoman period: Ubeidiya The area, like the rest of Palestine, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuqu'
:''Khirbet ad-Deir, part of Teqoa, should not be confused with Khirbet ad-Deir in Hebron Governorate.'' Teqoa ( ar, تقوع, also spelled Tuquʿ) is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate, located southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The town is built adjacent to the biblical site of Tekoa (Thecoe), now Khirbet Tuqu’, from which it takes its name. Today's town includes three other localities: Khirbet Ad Deir, Al Halkoom, and Khirbet Teqoa. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Teqoa had a population of 8,881 in 2007.Masoretic_Text.html" ;"title=".e., in the Masoretic Text">.e., in the Masoretic Text ()places it, together with Bethlehem and other towns of the hill-country of Judah, south of Jerusalem". Singer offers as secure the identification of the site at "Khirbat Taḳu'ah". Jeremiah places Teqoa in the south (), and two other passages speak about the desert, or wilderness, of Tekoa ( and ). However, describes the Amos (prophet), p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahalin
Nahalin, also spelled Nahaleen, ( ar, نحالين) is a Palestinian village located in the Bethlehem Governorate to the southwest of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The word ''nahaleen'' is Arabic for those who collect honey from bees. The village was well known for beekeeping and tens of beehives still exist in Nahalin today. The village is also known locally for its almond and olive trees, vineyards, parsley and vegetables, namely onions and beans. The built-up area of Nahalin consists of roughly 730 dunams, 20 of which make up the old center of the village. The village is located inside an enclave in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, surrounded by the Israeli settlements of Gvaot, Rosh Tzurim, Neve Daniel and Betar Illit. After the Oslo Accords in 1995, 91% of Nahalin land was classified as Area C, under full Israeli control, while the remaining 9% is Area B, meaning that civil affairs have been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and security matters under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
