An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya (Arabic: النزله الشرقيه) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 18 kilometers North-east of Tulkarm.

an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالنزله الشرقيه
 • Latinan-Nazleh ash-Sharqiyeh (official)
an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya is located in State of Palestine
an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya
an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya
Location of an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°24′42″N 35°06′29″E / 32.41167°N 35.10806°E / 32.41167; 35.10806
Palestine grid160/202
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,623
Name meaningThe eastern settlement. The word is applied to small suburbs of a village.[2]

Ottoman Period edit

In 1870/1871 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of al-Sha'rawiyya al-Sharqiyya.[3]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Nuzlet ash Sherkiyeh as "a small hamlet, with a well to the south, and a few olives. It stands on high ground, and has a palm tree near."[4]

British Mandate era edit

In the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nazla ash Sharqiya had a population of 256 Muslims, in a total of 52 houses.[5]

In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla esh Sharqiya was 300 Muslims,[6] with 4,840 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[7] Of this, 723 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 268 were used for cereals,[8] while 5 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[9]

Jordanian era edit

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.

In 1961, the population of Nazla Sharqiya was 507.[10]

Post 1967 edit

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya has been under Israeli occupation.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya had a population of approximately 1,623 inhabitants in 2017.[1] 5.4% of the population of an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya were refugees in 1997.[11] The healthcare facilities for an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya and the villagers of an-Nazla al Wusta are based in an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 189
  3. ^ Grossman, David (2004). Arab Demography and Early Jewish Settlement in Palestine. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. p. 254.
  4. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 153
  5. ^ Mills, 1932, p. 70
  6. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21
  7. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 76 Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127
  9. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 177
  10. ^ Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
  11. ^ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  12. ^ Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate

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