az-Za'ayyem | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
 Az-Za'ayyem and Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint, from the air | |
  az-Za'ayyem Location of az-Za'ayyem withinPalestine | |
| Coordinates:31°47′16.41″N35°15′54.11″E / 31.7878917°N 35.2650306°E /31.7878917; 35.2650306 | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Quds |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 6,270 |
az-Za'ayyem (Arabic:الزعیّم) is aPalestinian village in theJerusalem Governorate, located 3 kilometers east ofJerusalem in the centralWest Bank. According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017.[1] The healthcare facilities for az-Za'ayyem according to the Ministry of Health are obtained inEast Jerusalem.[2]
After the 1967Six-Day War, az-Za'ayyem has been underIsraeli occupation.
After the1995 accords, 3.8% (or 236dunams) of the land was classified asArea B, the remaining 96.2% (or 5,896 dunams) asArea C.[3]
Israel has confiscated land from az-Za'ayyem in order to construct twoIsraeli settlements:
Az-Za'ayyem lies close to Highway 1 to Jerusalem and the az-Za'ayyem check point in theseparation barrier.[4][5][6][7]
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem J1(Territories ofEast Jerusalem unilaterally annexed byIsrael in itsJerusalem Municipality) |  |
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