Al-Ittihad, Ramallah

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Al-Ittihad
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 •  Arabic الاتحاد
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Al-Ittihad
Location of Al-Ittihad within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°58′24″N35°06′13″E / 31.97333°N 35.10361°E / 31.97333; 35.10361
StateFlag of Palestine.svg  State of Palestine
Governorate Ramallah and al-Bireh
Founded1997
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Head of MunicipalityFaisal Bazzar [1]
Population
 (2007 [2] )
 • Total
6,803
Website www.ittihad-mun.org

Al-Ittihad (Arabic : الاتحاد meaning "the Union") is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, created in 1997 as a merger of three towns Beitillu, Deir 'Ammar and Jammala. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 6,803 in 2007. [2]

Location of Al-Ittihad

Al-Itihad is located 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi) northwest of Ramallah. Al-Itihad is bordered by Kobar and Al-Zaytouneh to the east, Deir Abu Mash'al, Deir Nidham and 'Abud to the north, Shabtin and Deir Qaddis to the west, and Ras Karkar, Kharbatha Bani Harith, Al-Zaytouneh and Al Janiya to the south. [3]

Beitillu

Beitillu (Arabic : بيتللو) is a Palestinian town located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, 19 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 3,083 in mid-year 2006 [4]

Deir 'Ammar

Deir 'Ammar (Arabic : دير عمار) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,414 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [4]

Jammala

Jammala (Arabic : جمّالا) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 18 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,453 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [4]

Post-1967

After the 1995 accords, 41.2% of Al-Ittihad's land was classified as Area B and the remaining 58.8% as Area C. Israel has confiscated 858 dunams of land from Al-Ittihad for the construction of 4 Israeli settlements: Nahliel, Na'ale, Talmon and Halamish. [5]

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