An-Nazla al-Wusta explained

an-Nazla al-Wusta
Translit Lang1:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Type:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Info:النزله الوسطه
Type:Municipality type D (Village council)
Pushpin Map:Palestine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of an-Nazla al-Wusta within Palestine
Coordinates:32.4086°N 35.0961°W
Grid Name:Palestine grid
Grid Position:159/201
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Name:State of Palestine
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Tulkarm
Established Title:Founded
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:437
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Name meaning
Blank Info Sec1:The middle settlement[2]

An-Nazla al-Wusta (ar|النزله الوسطه) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 17 kilometers North-east of Tulkarm.

History

Ottoman era

Pottery remains from the Ottoman era have been found here.[3]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Nuzlet el Wusta as a hamlet smaller than Nuzlet et Tinat, and located "on a spur, with a few trees."[4]

British Mandate era

In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla el Wusta was 60 Muslims,[5] with 1,609 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[6] Of this, 264 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 428 were used for cereals,[7] while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[8]

Jordanian era

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

In 1961, the population of Nazla Wusta was 128.[9]

Post 1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla al-Wusta has been under Israeli occupation.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla al-Wusta had a population of approximately 437 inhabitants in 2017. 38.7% of the population of an-Nazla al-Wusta were refugees in 1997.[10] The healthcare facilities for an-Nazla al-Wusta are based in an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. February 2018 . Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) . . 64–82 . 2023-10-24.
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. 189
  3. Zertal, 2016, p. 356
  4. Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 153
  5. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21
  6. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 76
  7. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127
  8. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 177
  9. Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
  10. http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/phc_97/tul_t6.aspx Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status
  11. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Sa.nsf/luFullMap/4809864A0C3B9B9F85256FE80050855D/$File/healthinforum_tulkarem_opt280205.pdf?OpenElement Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate

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