| 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 (Arabic: النزله الوسطه) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 17 kilometers North-east of Tulkarm.
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]
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]
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]
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]
