An-Nazla al-Wusta

an-Nazla al-Wusta
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالنزله الوسطه
an-Nazla al-Wusta is located in State of Palestine
an-Nazla al-Wusta
an-Nazla al-Wusta
Location of an-Nazla al-Wusta within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°24′31″N 35°05′46″E / 32.40861°N 35.09611°E / 32.40861; 35.09611
Palestine grid159/201
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
437
Name meaningThe middle settlement[2]

An-Nazla al-Wusta (Arabic: النزله الوسطه) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 17 kilometers North-east of Tulkarm.

History

Ottoman era

Pottery remains from the Ottoman era have been found here.[3]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Nuzlet el Wusta as a hamlet smaller than Nuzlet et Tinat, and located "on a spur, with a few trees."[4]

British Mandate era

In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla el Wusta was 60 Muslims,[5] with 1,609 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[6] Of this, 264 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 428 were used for cereals,[7] while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[8]

  • an-Nazla al-Wusta 1942 1:20,000
    an-Nazla al-Wusta 1942 1:20,000
  • an-Nazla al-Wusta 1945 1:250,000
    an-Nazla al-Wusta 1945 1:250,000

Jordanian era

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

In 1961, the population of Nazla Wusta was 128.[9]

Post 1967

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

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla al-Wusta had a population of approximately 437 inhabitants in 2017.[1] 38.7% of the population of an-Nazla al-Wusta were refugees in 1997.[10] The healthcare facilities for an-Nazla al-Wusta are based in an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[11]

References

  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. ^ Zertal, 2016, p. 356
  4. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 153
  5. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21
  6. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 76 Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127
  8. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 177
  9. ^ Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
  10. ^ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  11. ^ Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate

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