Beit Furik
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority municipality Beit Furik (Template:Lang-ar) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers southeast of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10,339 inhabitants in 2007.[1] During the 19th century and mid-20th century, Beit Furik was the main supplier of lime to the Nabulsi soap industry based in Nablus.[2]
References
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.110.
- ^ Soap, Class, and State (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California.
Bibliography
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External links
- Welcome To Bayt Furik
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 12: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Beit Furik Town Profile, ARIJ
- Beit Furik, areal photo, ARIJ
- IDF admits barring Palestinians' access to own fields Admission was made in the state's response to a High Court petition filed last year by Beit Furik residents. By Chaim Levinson, Apr.11, 2012, Haaretz
- Settler attacks raise West Bank tension ahead of U.N. Reuters, Sep 15, 2011
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