Al-Ittihad, Ramallah

Al-Ittihad
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 • Arabic الاتحاد
Al-Ittihad
Location of Al-Ittihad within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°58′00″N 35°06′07″E / 31.96667°N 35.10194°E / 31.96667; 35.10194Coordinates: 31°58′00″N 35°06′07″E / 31.96667°N 35.10194°E / 31.96667; 35.10194
Governorate Ramallah & al-Bireh
Founded 1997
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Head of Municipality Faisal Bazzar[1]
Population (2007[2])
 • Jurisdiction 6,803
Website http://www.ittihad-mun.org/

Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد‎ meaning "the Union") is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, created in 1997 as a merger of three towns Beitillu, Deir 'Ammar and Jammala. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 6,803 in 2007.[2]

Location of Al-Ittihad

Al-Itihad is located 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi) northwest of Ramallah. Al-Itihad is bordered by Kobar and Al-Zaytouneh to the east, Deir Abu Mash'al, Deir Nidham and 'Abud to the north, Shabtin and Deir Qaddis to the west, and Ras Karkar, Kharbatha Bani Harith, Al-Zaytouneh and Al Janiya to the south.[3]

Beitillu

Beitillu (Arabic: بيتللو‎) is a Palestinian town located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, 19 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 3,083 in mid-year 2006[4]

Deir 'Ammar

Deir 'Ammar (Arabic: دير عمار‎) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,414 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[4]

Jammala

Jammala (Arabic: جمّالا‎) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 18 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,453 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[4]

post-1967

41.2% of Al-Ittihad land is defined as Area B land, while the remaining 58.8% is defined as Area C. Israel has confiscated 858 dunams of land from Al-Ittihad for the construction of 4 Israeli settlements: Nahl'iel, Na'aleh, Talmon and Hallamish.[5]

References

  1. ↑ al-Itihad (Deir Ammar, Beitillu & Jamala) Municipality Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. JMCC
  2. 1 2 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.113.
  3. ↑ Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar), ARIJ, pp. 4-5
  4. 1 2 3 Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
  5. ↑ Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar), ARIJ, pp. 16-17
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