Nazlet Zeid | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خربة نزلة زيد |
| • Latin | Nazlat ash-Sheikh Zeid (official) |
  Nazlet Zeid Location of Nazlet Zeid withinPalestine | |
| Coordinates:32°27′45″N35°10′30″E / 32.46250°N 35.17500°E /32.46250; 35.17500 | |
| Palestine grid | 166/207 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 843 |
Nazlet Zeid (Arabic:خربة نزلة زيد; also known asNazlat ash-Sheikh Zeid) is aPalestinian village in the northernWest Bank, administratively part of theJenin Governorate. The village is in Area C, putting it under full Israeli military and civilian control. TheWest Bank barrier runs through the village. According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 704 in the 2007 census and 843 in the 2017 census.[1][2]
In the lateOttoman era, it was noted as a place namedSheik Zeid, which was presumed to come from a personal name.[3]
In the1922 census of Palestine conducted by theBritish Mandate authorities, Kh. al-Sheikh Zaid had a population 10, allMuslims.[4]
The inhabitants are mostly belong to the Al-Kilani family. The village was named after Sheikh Zeid Kilani, the late leader of the Kilani family. The village was the site of a 1935 shootout between the Arab resistance leaderIzz al-Din al-Qassam andBritish Mandatory police, which ended with al-Qassam killed.
In the1945 statistics the population of Nazlet Zeid was counted with that ofYa'bad, in an official land and population survey.[5][6][7][8]
In the wake of the1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the1949 Armistice Agreements, Nazlet Zeid came underJordanian rule.
In 1961, the population ofNazlat Zeid was 132 persons.[9]
Since theSix-Day War in 1967, Nazlet Zeid has been underIsraeli occupation. The population ofNazlat Zeid in the 1967 census conducted by Israel was 271, of whom 27 originated from the Israeli territory.[10]
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