Bir Nabala
| Bir Nabala | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بئر نبالا |
| • Also spelled | Beer Nabala (official) |
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| Coordinates: 31°51′06.09″N 35°12′03.15″E / 31.8516917°N 35.200875°ECoordinates: 31°51′06.09″N 35°12′03.15″E / 31.8516917°N 35.200875°E | |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 1,904 dunams (1.9 km2 / 0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 6,100 |
Bir Nabala (Arabic: بئر نبالا) is a Palestinian town in the West Bank located eight kilometers northeast of Jerusalem. In mid-year 2006, it had an estimated population of 6,100 residents.[1] Three Bedouin tribes — Abu Dhak, Qa'abneh and Jahalin — live in Bir Nabala.[2]
Bir Nabala has a built-up area of 1,904 dunams, which combined with nearby al-Jib, Beit Hanina al Balad and al-Judeira form an enclave in the Seam Zone, home to approximately 15,000 Palestinians.[3] It is currently walled in by the Israeli West Bank barrier along with three other adjacent villages.[4] The enclave will be linked to Ramallah by underpasses and a road that is fenced on both sides. From Biddu enclave, they will travel along a fenced road that passes under a bypass road to Bir Nabala enclave, then on a second underpass under Bypass Road 443 to Ramallah.[5] Prior to the construction of the barrier, Bir Nabala was a commercial center linking Jenin and Tulkarm with the Jerusalem area and the town contained about 600 shops and six tyre factories. In 2007, there were 180 shops and two tyre factories.[6]
Bir Nabala is the place where Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman was being held captured by Hamas, and killed during an attempted rescue operation.
[edit] References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jerusalem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ The Bir Nabala Bedouin United Relief and Works Agency. June 2006.
- ^ Barrier Route
- ^ Bir Nabala Village: Two Separate Enclaves reunited into one Big Enclave Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2006-08-14.
- ^ OCHA
- ^ Bir Nabala: A Devastating Blow to the Economy Ma'an Development Center and Bir Nabala Village Council Chairman Haj Tawfik Nabeli. February 2007.
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