Jurat ash-Sham'a
| Jurat ash-Sham'a | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Jourah al-Sham'a (official) |
  Jurat ash-Sham'a Location of Jurat ash-Sham'a within the Palestinian territories | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′57.03″N 35°10′06.54″E / 31.6491750°N 35.1684833°ECoordinates: 31°38′57.03″N 35°10′06.54″E / 31.6491750°N 35.1684833°E | |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 1,491 |
Jurat ash-Sham'a (Arabic: ) is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,491 in 2007.[1] The primary healthcare is obtained in Beit Fajjar where the Ministry of Heath have classified the care facilities as level 3.[2]
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 263.[3]
References
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.117.
- ↑ West Bank Healthcare
- ↑ Perlmann, Joel (November 2011 – February 2012). "The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version" (PDF). Levy Economics Institute. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
External links
- Jurat ash Sham'a village (fact sheet)
- Jurat ash Sham'a village profile
- Juret Ash Sham'a aerial photo
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