Wadi al-Arayis

Wadi al-Arayis
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Wadi al-Arayis
Location of Wadi al-Arayis within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°42′45″N 35°16′23″E / 31.71250°N 35.27306°E / 31.71250; 35.27306Coordinates: 31°42′45″N 35°16′23″E / 31.71250°N 35.27306°E / 31.71250; 35.27306
Governorate Bethlehem
Government
 • Type Village council
Population (2006)
 • Jurisdiction 2,169

Wadi al-Arayis is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers 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 2,169 in mid-year 2006.[1] The primary healthcare is obtained in al 'Ubeidiya where the Ministry of Heath have classified the care facilities as level 3.[2]

History

In 1961, under Jordanian rule, the population of Wadi Arayis was 357.[3]

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 501.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. ↑ West Bank Healthcare
  3. ↑ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 23
  4. ↑ Perlmann, Joel (November 2011 – February 2012). "The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version" (PDF). Levy Economics Institute. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

Bibliography

  • Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).


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