An-Nazla al-Gharbiya
| an-Nazla al-Gharbiya | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | النزله الغربيه |
  an-Nazla al-Gharbiya Location of an-Nazla al-Gharbiya within the Palestinian territories | |
| Coordinates: 32°24′10″N 35°05′04″E / 32.40278°N 35.08444°ECoordinates: 32°24′10″N 35°05′04″E / 32.40278°N 35.08444°E | |
| Palestine grid | 158/200 |
| Governorate | Tulkarm |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 885 |
| Name meaning | Nuzlet et Tinat: the settlement of the fig-trees[1] |
An-Nazla al-Gharbiya (Arabic: النزله الغربيه) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 16 kilometers North of Tulkarm.
History
In 1882, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described An-Nazla al-Gharbiya, then called Nuzlet et Tinat: "A little hamlet with fig trees, and a well to the west on low ground. It has caves opposite to it on the south."[2]
British Mandate era
In the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nazla al Gharbiya had a population of 64 Muslims, in a total of 13 houses.[3]
In 1945 the population of Nazla el Gharbiya was 100 Muslims,[4] with 2,320 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[5] Of this, 182 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 556 were used for cereals,[6] while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[7]
Jordanian era
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, An-Nazla al-Gharbiya came under Jordanian rule.
Post 1967
After the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla al-Gharbiya has been under Israeli occupation.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla al-Gharbiya had a population of approximately 885 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[8] 6.1% of the population of an-Nazla al-Gharbiya were refugees in 1997.[9] The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in Baqa ash-Sharqiyya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 3.[10]
References
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 189
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 153
- ↑ Mills, 1932, p. 70
- ↑ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 76
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 177
- ↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Tulkarm Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate
Bibliography
- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. 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.
- Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945. Government of Palestine.
- 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.
External links
- Welcome To al-Nazla al-Gharbiya
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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