Anzah
For the Arab tribe, see 'Anizzah.
| Anzah | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عنزه |
| • Also spelled | A'nza (official) |
  Anzah Location of Anzah within the Palestinian Territories | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′33.52″N 35°13′11.21″E / 32.3593111°N 35.2197806°ECoordinates: 32°21′33.52″N 35°13′11.21″E / 32.3593111°N 35.2197806°E | |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 4,740 dunams (4.7 km2 or 1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 2,106 |
| Website | http://www.anza-council.org |
Anzah or 'Anza (Arabic: عنزة) is a Palestinian village in the located 18 km southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Its total land area consists of 4,740 dunams of which nearly a 1/4 is covered with olive orchards. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,006 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]
The village has six major families: Obaid, Sadaqa, Barahmeh, Ataya, Khader, and Omour.
See also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922 (PDF). Government of Palestine.
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (p. 155)
- Guérin, Victor (1875). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 2: Samarie, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale. (p. 217)
- Hadawi, Sami (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas (PDF). Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (p. 178)
External links
- Welcome To 'Anza
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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