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| Deir Ghassaneh |
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| Arabic |
ديرغسانة |
| Name Meaning |
"Monastery of Christians" |
| Government |
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| Also Spelled |
Deir Ghassana (officially) |
| Governorate |
Ramallah & al-Bireh |
| Population |
1,800 (2006) |
| Jurisdiction |
12,795 dunams (12.8 km²) |
Deir Ghassana or Deir Ghassaneh (Arabic: ديرغسانة) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank and is a part of the town of Bani Zeid. It is located 26 kilometers northwest of Ramallah and is 499 m above the sea level. It is surrounded by the villages of Kafr al-Deek, Bruqin, Beit Rima, Kafr Ein, Abud, al-Lubban and Deir Ballut. The village has an area of 12,800 dunums, 4,450 of which are covered by olive groves. Deir Ghassana was an important commercial center in the British Mandate of Palestine, where the taxes of Jerusalem and Hebron (al-Khalil) were paid in the village. The village had a population of 1,800 in 2005 many of whom come from different clans, notably Barghouti, al-Shu'aibi and al-Rabi. Deir Ghassana had a spurt in its population after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War due to the influx of Palestinian refugees.
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