'Arab al-Rashayida
'Arab al-Rashayida | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عرب الرشايدة |
| • Latin | al Rashaydeh (official) |
  'Arab al-Rashayida Location of 'Arab al-Rashayida within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′11″N 35°20′51″E / 31.75306°N 35.34750°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 1,453 |
'Arab al-Rashayida (Arabic: عرب الرشايدة) is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers east of Jerusalem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate, central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 1,453 in 2007.[1]
History
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Al-Rashayida came under Jordanian rule.
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the village has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, 5.7% of al-Rashayida's land was classified as Area A, 1.1% classified as Area B, 10.2% classified as Area C, while the remaining 83% is classified as "nature reserve".[2]
Footnotes
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
- ^ 'Arab ar Rashaiyda Village profile, ARIJ, p. 16
External links
- Welcome To Arab al-Rashaydih
- 'Arab ar Rashayida Village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
- 'Arab ar Rashaiyda Village profile, ARIJ
- 'Arab ar Rashayida aerial photo, ARIJ
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