Jurat ash-Sham'a
Jurat ash-Sham'a is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,491 in 2007.[1] The primary healthcare is obtained in Beit Fajjar where the Ministry of Heath have classified the care facilities as level 3.[2]
Jurat ash-Sham'a | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Latin | Jourah al-Sham'a (official) |
  Jurat ash-Sham'a Location of Jurat ash-Sham'a within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′57.03″N 35°10′06.54″E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | bl |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 1,491 |
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been held under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 263.[3]
References
- 2007 PCBS Census Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.117.
- "West Bank Healthcare" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2016-05-24.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- 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.
External links
- Jurat ash Sham'a village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
- Jurat ash Sham'a village profile, ARIJ
- Juret Ash Sham'a aerial photo, ARIJ
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