Al-Lubban al-Gharbi
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al-Lubban al-Gharbi | |
Arabic | الغربيّ اللّبن |
Government | Village Council |
Also Spelled | al-Lubban al-Gharbiya (officially)
al-Lubban (unofficially) |
Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
Population | 1,500 (2006) |
Jurisdiction | 9,694 dunams (9.7 km²) |
Al-Lubban al-Gharbi (Arabic: الغربيّ اللّبن) is Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 21 kilometers northwest of Ramallah and adjacent to its sister village al-Lubban al-Sharqiya in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,500 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]
Al-Lubban al-Gharbi has a total land area of 9,694 dunams, of which 335 are built-up area. Most of the remaining land is either grown with olive and almond orchards or open for continued expansion of the village. However, the Israeli West Bank barrier will separate 59% of Lubban al-Gharbi's land from the village's urban area. The village's infrastructure facilities include an elementary school a kindergarten, and two clinics.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
- ^ Al Lubban Al Gharbi Village feels the threat of the Israeli Segregation Wall Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) 2006-03-18
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