az-Zubaidat

az-Zubaidat (Arabic: زبيدات‎) is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located 27 kilometers north of Jericho. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, az-Zubaidat had a population of over 1,340 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]

az-Zubaidat
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicزبيدات
az-Zubaidat
Location of az-Zubaidat within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°10′24″N 35°31′47″E
Palestine grid199/175
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJericho
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,340

Location

Az Zubeidat is located 35.4 kilometers (22.0 mi) (horizontally) north of Jericho. It is bordered by the Jordan River to the east, Marj Na'ja to the north, Tubas to the west, and Marj al Ghazal to the south.[2]

History

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, az-Zubaidat came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, az-Zubaidat has been under Israeli occupation.

In 1970, Israel confiscated land from az-Zubaidat in order to construct the settlement of Argaman.[3]

After the 1995 accords, 1% of the az-Zubaidat’s land was classified as Area A, the remaining 99% as Area C.[3]

In 1997, refugees constituted 96% of the population.[4] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[5] In January 2010 Robert Fisk reported that the EU-funded installation of a wast-water system was stopped by the Israelis, as part of what he called "ethnic cleansing via bureaucracy".[6]

References
  1. Projected Mid -Year Population for Jericho District by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  2. Az Zubeidat Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 4
  3. Az Zubeidat Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 17
  4. Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status (1997) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2016-05-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. In the West Bank's stony hills, Palestine is slowly dying In the richest of the Occupied lands, Israeli bureaucracy is driving Palestinians out of their homes. Robert Fisk, The Independent, 30 January 2010


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