Za'atara

Za'atara (Arabic: زعتره‎) is a Palestinian town located eleven kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 6,289 in 2007.[1]

Za'atara
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicزعتره
Za'atara
Za'atara
Location of Za'atara within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°40′32″N 35°15′20″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2007)
 • Total6,289

History

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Za’atara came under Jordanian rule.

In 1961, under Jordanian rule, the population of Za'atara was 1,003.[2]

Post−1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Za'atara has been held under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 1,282.[3]

After the 1995 accords, 0.9% of Za'atara land was classified as Area A, 44% classified as Area B, and 32.6% classified as Area C, while the remaining 22.5% is defined as "nature reserves".[4] Israel has confiscated 20 dunams of village land for the Israeli settlement of El David and 10 dunams for an Israeli Military Base.[5]

References
  1. 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
  2. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 23
  3. 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.
  4. Za'tara Town Profile p. 16
  5. Za'tara Town Profile p. 17

Bibliography


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