Beit Sira
| Beit Sira | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بيت سيرا |
| • Also spelled | Bayt Sira (official) |
  Beit Sira | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′14.71″N 35°02′38.73″E / 31.8874194°N 35.0440917°ECoordinates: 31°53′14.71″N 35°02′38.73″E / 31.8874194°N 35.0440917°E | |
| Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 3,120 dunams (3.1 km2 or 1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 2,749 |
Beit Sira (Arabic: بيت سيرا) is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, located 22 kilometers west of Ramallah and is a part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. The village is situated along the Green Line and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, around 4,000 dunams of its land became a part of the "No-Man's Land" strip between the north-central West Bank and Israel. Currently Beit Sira's jurisdiction is 3,120 dunams, of which 441 dunams are built-up areas and the remainder open spaces for future construction or agricultural land.[1]
In 1922, Beit Sira had a population of 381.[2] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Sira had a population of 2,840 inhabitants in 2006.[3] In the 2007 PCBS census, there were 2,749 people living in the town.[4]
References
- ↑ Beit Sira: A Palestinian Village on the verge of diminishing Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 5 July 2004.
- ↑ Welcome to Bayt Sira Palestine Remembered.
- ↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.114.
