Bir al-Basha

Bir al-Basha (Arabic: بئر الباشا) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 15 km southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,307 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]

Bir al-Basha
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicبئر الباشا
  LatinBir al-Basha (official)
Beer al-Basha (unofficial)
Bir al-Basha
Location of Bir al-Basha within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°25′20.64″N 35°13′46.41″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
  TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,307

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Bir al-Basha came under Jordanian rule .

It is adjacent to the archaeological site of Tel Dothan.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. Shahin, Mariam (2005). Palestine: A Guide. Interlink Books. ISBN 978-1-56656-557-8. Tel al-Hafireh (Tel Dothan) Tel al-Hafireh is an archeological site that lies 6 kilometers south of Jenin, close to the village of Bir al-Basha.


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