Yasid

Yasid
Other transcription(s)
  Arabic ياصيد
Yasid

Location of Yasid within the Palestinian territories

Coordinates: 32°17′47.65″N 35°16′39.61″E / 32.2965694°N 35.2776694°E / 32.2965694; 35.2776694Coordinates: 32°17′47.65″N 35°16′39.61″E / 32.2965694°N 35.2776694°E / 32.2965694; 35.2776694
Governorate Nablus
Government
  Type Village council
Population (2006)
  Jurisdiction 2,291

Yasid (Arabic: ياصيد) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 15 kilometers northeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,291 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]

History

According to the 1931 census, taken by the British Mandate of Palestine authorities, Yasid had 67 occupied houses and a population of 369 Muslims and 3 Christians.[2]

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