'Arab al-Rashayida
'Arab al-Rashayida | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | عرب الرشايدة |
• Also spelled | al Rashaydeh (official) |
'Arab al-Rashayida Location of 'Arab al-Rashayida within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°45′11″N 35°20′51″E / 31.75306°N 35.34750°ECoordinates: 31°45′11″N 35°20′51″E / 31.75306°N 35.34750°E | |
Governorate | Gaza |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2007) | |
• Jurisdiction | 1,453 |
'Arab al-Rashayida (Arabic: 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 1,453 in 2007.[1]
History
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the village has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, 5.7% of 'Arab al-Rashayida land was classified as' Area A, 1.1% as Area B, 10.2% as Area C, while the remaining 83% is classified as "nature reserve".[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
- ↑ 'Arab ar Rashaiyda Village profile, ARIJ, p. 16
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