al-Burj, Hebron
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority municipality al-Burj (Template:Lang-ar) is a Palestinian village located twenty kilometers southwest of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate, southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,578 in 2007.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[2]
On 25 February 1953, five Arab shepherds were killed and mutilated by Israelis at al-Burj, including a 13-year-old.[3]
References
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
- ^ West Bank Health care
- ^ Benny Morris, (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956 ISBN 0-19-829262-7, Oxford University Press p 184
External links
- Welcome To al-Burj
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Al Burj Village (Fact Sheet)
- Al Burj Village Profile
- Al Burj Village Area Photo
- The priorities and needs for development in Al Burj village based on the community and local authorities’ assessment
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