Bir al-Basha | |
Translit Lang1: | Arabic |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Arabic |
Translit Lang1 Info: | بئر الباشا |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Latin |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Bir al-Basha (official) Beer al-Basha (unofficial) |
Type: | Municipality type D (Village council) |
Pushpin Map: | Palestine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bir al-Basha within Palestine |
Coordinates: | 32.4225°N 35.2297°W |
Grid Name: | Palestine grid |
Grid Position: | 171/203 |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Name: | State of Palestine |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Jenin |
Established Title: | Founded |
Unit Pref: | dunam |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1725 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Bir al-Basha (ar|بئر الباشا ) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 15 km southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,307 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,725 by 2017.[2]
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Bir al-Basha came under Jordanian rule.
It is adjacent to the archaeological site of Tel Dothan.[3]
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Bir al-Basha has been under Israeli occupation.