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Bir al-Basha | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | بئر الباشا |
• Latin | Bir al-Basha (official) Beer al-Basha (unofficial) |
Bir al-Basha | |
Location of Bir al-Basha within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°25′21″N35°13′47″E / 32.42250°N 35.22972°E Coordinates: 32°25′21″N35°13′47″E / 32.42250°N 35.22972°E | |
Palestine grid | 171/203 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jenin |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,307 |
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]
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Bir al-Basha has been under Israeli occupation.
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