Kalandia

Kalandia
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	قلنديا
Kalandia Location of Kalandia within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°51′47.21″N 35°12′27.30″E
Governorate	Jerusalem
Government
• Type	Village Council
Area
• Jurisdiction	3,289 dunams (3.3 km2 or 1.270 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Jurisdiction	25,595

Kalandia (Arabic: قلنديا‎) also Qalandiya is a Palestinian village located in the West Bank, between Jerusalem and Ramallah. In 2006, 1,154 people were living in the village according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.In 1949, Jordan established a refugee camp in the area, 11 kilometers from Jerusalem, for Palestinians refugees from Lydda, Ramle and Jerusalem victims of the 1948 Palestinian exodus.

Kalandia crossing

Kalandia checkpoint

Kalandia is a military check point where Palestinians with permits can leave Ramallah for work, medical care, education or religious reasons.

Kalandia refugee camp

Qalandia refugee camp was established in 1949 by Jordan. It covers 353 dunums and has a population of 10,024.The camp is in the West Bank district known as Area A, which is policed by Palestinian Authority forces during the day, although the Israeli military has the right to enter at night.

Kalandia airport

Until 1930, Kalandia was the only airport in Palestine, although there were several military airfields. Kalandia was used for prominent guests bound for Jerusalem. It opened for regular flights in 1936. After the 1967 occupation of the West Bank it was renamed Atarot Airport by Israel, but closed down due to disturbances related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

See also

• Atarot

External links

• Kalandia Women's Handicraft Cooperative
• Two Israeli families attacked in Qalandiya after losing their way