az-Za'ayyem () is a

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village in the

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, located 3 kilometers east of

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in the central

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. According to the

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, the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017. The healthcare facilities for az-Za'ayyem according to the Ministry of Health are obtained in

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History

1967, aftermath

After the 1967

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, az-Za'ayyem has been under

Israeli occupation Israel has occupied the Golan Heights of Syria and the Palestinian territories since the Six-Day War of 1967. It has previously occupied the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt and southern Lebanon as well. Prior to 1967, control of the Palestinian terr ...

. After the 1995 accords, 3.8% (or 236

dunam A dunam ( Ottoman Turkish, Arabic: ; ; ; ), also known as a donum or dunum and as the old, Turkish, or Ottoman stremma, was the Ottoman unit of area analogous in role (but not equal) to the Greek stremma or English acre, representing the amo ...

s) of the land was classified as Area B, the remaining 96.2% (or 5,896 dunams) as

Area C Area C (; ) is the fully Israeli-controlled territory in the West Bank, defined as the whole area outside the Palestinian enclaves (Areas A and B). Area C constitutes about 61 percent of the West Bank territory, containing most Israeli settle ...

.Az Za'ayyem Village Profile
ARIJ, p. 16 Israel has confiscated land from az-Za'ayyem in order to construct two

Israeli settlement Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively of Israeli Jews, Jewish identity or ethni ...

s: *406

s for

Ma’ale Adumim Ma'ale Adumim (; ) is an urban Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the West Bank, seven kilometers () east of Jerusalem. Ma'ale Adumim achieved city status in 1991. In 2015, its population was . It is located along Highway 1, whi ...

, *138 dunams for

Mishor Adumim Mishor Adumim () is an industrial park located in the industrial zone of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, about 10 minutes' drive from Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Ba ...

(industrial zone). Az-Za'ayyem lies close to Highway 1 to Jerusalem and the az-Za'ayyem check point in the

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References

External links

Az Za'ayyem Village (Fact Sheet)

Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ; ) is a Palestinian NGO founded in 1990 with its main office in Bethlehem in the West Bank. ARIJ is actively working on research projects in the fields of management of natural resources, water m ...

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Az Za'ayyem Village Profile
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Aerial photo
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Locality Development Priorities and Needs in Az Za'ayyem
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