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Bir al-Basha

Coordinates: 32°25′20.64″N 35°13′46.41″E / 32.4224000°N 35.2295583°E / 32.4224000; 35.2295583
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Bir al-Basha
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبئر الباشا
 • LatinBir al-Basha (official)
Beer al-Basha (unofficial)
Bir al-Basha is located in State of Palestine
Bir al-Basha
Bir al-Basha
Location of Bir al-Basha within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°25′20.64″N 35°13′46.41″E / 32.4224000°N 35.2295583°E / 32.4224000; 35.2295583
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,307

Bir al-Basha (Arabic: بئر الباشا) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 15 km southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,307 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Bir al-Basha came under Jordanian rule .

It is adjacent to the archaeological site of Tel Dothan.[2]

Post-1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Bir al-Basha has been under Israeli occupation.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. ^ Shahin, Mariam (2005). Palestine: A Guide. Interlink Books. ISBN 978-1-56656-557-8. Tel al-Hafireh (Tel Dothan) Tel al-Hafireh is an archeological site that lies 6 kilometers south of Jenin, close to the village of Bir al-Basha.