| az-Za'ayyem | |
|---|---|
| Municipality type D (Village council) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
 Az-Za'ayyem and Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint, from the air | |
  az-Za'ayyemLocation of az-Za'ayyem within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′16.41″N 35°15′54.11″E / 31.7878917°N 35.2650306°E / 31.7878917; 35.2650306 | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,270 |
az-Za'ayyem (Arabic: الزعیّم) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 3 kilometers east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017. The healthcare facilities for az-Za'ayyem according to the Ministry of Health are obtained in East Jerusalem.
History
1967, aftermath
After the 1967 Six-Day War, az-Za'ayyem has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, 3.8% (or 236 dunams) of the land was classified as Area B, the remaining 96.2% (or 5,896 dunams) as Area C.
Israel has confiscated land from az-Za'ayyem in order to construct two Israeli settlements:
- 406 dunams for Ma’ale Adumim,
- 138 dunams for Mishor Adumim (industrial zone).
Az-Za'ayyem lies close to Highway 1 to Jerusalem and the az-Za'ayyem check point in the separation barrier.
References
- ^ 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.
- Health care Facilities West Bank
- ^ Az Za'ayyem Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
- Humanitarian Events, Monitoring issues Archived 2005-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- "Barrier March 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- Displaced by the Wall: Pilot Study on Forced Displacement Caused by the Construction of the West Bank Wall and its Associated Regime in the Occupied Palestinian territories (PDF) (Report). BADIL. 2006. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- "Barrier route July 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
External links
- Az Za'ayyem Village (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem ARIJ
- Az Za'ayyem Village Profile, ARIJ
- Aerial photo, ARIJ
- Locality Development Priorities and Needs in Az Za'ayyem, ARIJ
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| Subdistrict | Jerusalem J1 (Territories of East Jerusalem unilaterally annexed by Israel in its Jerusalem Municipality) |   |
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