| ’Asira al-Qibliya | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عصيرة القبلية |
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’Asira al-Qibliya
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| Coordinates: | |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 6,447 dunams (6.4 km2 / 2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 2,336 |
’Asira al-Qibliya (Arabic: عصيرة القبلية)is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,336 inhabitants in 2007.[1]
Settler violence has been a cause of concern in the area of Yitzhar. In 2008, there have been several reported cases.[2]
On Saturday, September 13, 2008, a Palestinian man entered the Shalhevet neighbourhood, set a fire which destroyed one home and stabbed a nine-year-old boy who found him attempting to set fire to another home. Dozens of settlers responded in a rampage on the adjacent Arab village of Asira al-Qibliya where the attacker had fled; allegedly wounding two people and damaging property.[3][4]
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