Bizziriya

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Bizziriya
Arabic بزاريا
Government Village Council
Also Spelled Bazzariya (officially)
Governorate Nablus
Population 2,150 (2006)
Jurisdiction  dunams
Head of Municipality Ahmad Hamad

Bizziriya or Bazzariya (Arabic: بزاريا‎) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 20 kilometers northwest of Nablus at the northernmost point of the Nablus Governorate. It is situated in a valley, having an altitude of 460 meters above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bizziriya had a population of over 2,150 inhabitants in 2006.[1] In 1997, 7.3% of Bizziriya's residents were refugees. The village's prominent families are Hamad, Hassan, Awad and Salem.[2]

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