Bir al-Basha | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بئر الباشا |
| • Latin | Bir al-Basha (official) Beer al-Basha (unofficial) |
 Bir al-Basha | |
  Bir al-Basha Location of Bir al-Basha withinPalestine | |
| Coordinates:32°25′21″N35°13′47″E / 32.42250°N 35.22972°E /32.42250; 35.22972 | |
| Palestine grid | 171/203 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,725 |
Bir al-Basha (Arabic:بئر الباشا) is aPalestinian village in the West Bank, located 15 km southwest of the city ofJenin in the northernWest Bank. According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,307 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,725 by 2017.[1][2]
In the wake of the1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the1949 Armistice Agreements, Bir al-Basha came underJordanian rule.
It is adjacent to the archaeological site ofTel Dothan.[3]
Since theSix-Day War in 1967, Bir al-Basha has been underIsraeli occupation.
Tel al-Hafireh (Tel Dothan) Tel al-Hafireh is an archeological site that lies 6 kilometers south of Jenin, close to the village of Bir al-Basha.
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