| al-Burj | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | البرج |
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al-Burj
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| Coordinates: | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
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| • Type | Village Council |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 2,578 |
al-Burj (Arabic: البرج) is a Palestinian village located twenty kilometers southwest of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate, southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,578 464 in 2007.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[2]
On 25 February 1953, five Arab shepherds were killed and mutilated by Israelis at al-Burj, including a 13-year-old.[3]
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