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Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem and the West Bank Neighborhood in Jerusalem The Israeli barrier in northern Jerusalem, which divides Beit Hanina into two villages, both in a separate enclave. Beit Hanina ( Arabic : بيت حنينا , Hebrew : בית חנינא ) is an Arab Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem . It is on the road to Ramallah , eight kilometers north of central Jerusalem , at an elevation of 780 meters above sea level. Beit Hanina is bordered by Pisgat Ze'ev and Hizma to the east, Ramot , Ramat Shlomo and Shuafat to the south, Beit Iksa and Nabi Samwil to the west, and Bir Nabala , al-Jib , Kafr Aqab and ar-Ram to the north. Beit Hanina is divided by the Israeli West Bank barrier into Al-Jadida (the new village), which is located within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and includes the vast majority of the built-up area, and Al-Balad (the old village), which lies outside the municipality. The total area of Beit Hanina is 16.3 sq. kilometers (6.3 sq. miles) or 16,284 dunams , of which 2,775 are built up. In 2007, Beit Hanina had a population of over 27,000, including 26,762 Jerusalem residents in the new village and 1,107 under PNA administration. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Palestinian Authority municipality Beit Hanina ( , ) is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem on the road to Ramallah . It is bordered by Hizma to the east, Shuafat to the south, Beit Iksa and Nabi Samwil to the west, and Bir Nabala , al-Jib , Kafr Aqab and ar-Ram to the north. The total area of Beit Hanina is 20 sq. kilometers (approximately 9 sq. miles). The old village, al-Balad , is part of the Ramallah district and governed by the Palestinian National Authority . The new village, al-Jadid , is within the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Municipality, although residents may vote in PNA elections. In 2007, Beit Hanina had a population of over 27,000, including 26,762 Jerusalem residents in the new village and 1,072 under PNA administration, and a land area of 16,284 dunams , of which 2,775 are built up. Beit Hanina Community Center "Lands of Beit Hanina (Al-Balad) village threatened by the Israeli Segregation Wall" .
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Palestinian Authority municipality The Israeli barrier in northern Jerusalem, which divides Beit Hanina into two villages, both in a separate enclave. Beit Hanina ( , ) is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem . It is on the road to Ramallah , eight kilometers north of central Jerusalem , at an elevation of 780 meters above sea level. Beit Hanina is bordered by Hizma to the east, Shuafat to the south, Beit Iksa and Nabi Samwil to the west, and Bir Nabala , al-Jib , Kafr Aqab and ar-Ram to the north. Beit Hanina is divided by the Israeli West Bank barrier into Al-Jadida (the new village), which is located within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and includes the vast majority of the built-up area, and Al-Balad (the old village), which lies outside the municipality.The total area of Beit Hanina is 16.3 sq. kilometers (6.3 sq. miles) or 16,284 dunams , of which 2,775 are built up. In 2007, Beit Hanina had a population of over 27,000, including 26,762 Jerusalem residents in the new village and 1,072 under PNA administration. Jerusalem neighborhoods High Court approves Bir Nabalah enclave .B'Tselem, 26 November 2006 Lands of Beit Hanina (Al-Balad) village threatened by the Israeli Segregation Wall .
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Municipality type D in Jerusalem, State of Palestine The Israeli barrier in northern Jerusalem, which divides Beit Hanina into two villages, both in a separate enclave. Beit Hanina ( , ) is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem . It is on the road to Ramallah , eight kilometers north of central Jerusalem , at an elevation of 780 meters above sea level. Beit Hanina is bordered by Pisgat Ze'ev and Hizma to the east, Ramot , Ramat Shlomo and Shuafat to the south, Beit Iksa and Nabi Samwil to the west, and Bir Nabala , al-Jib , Kafr Aqab and ar-Ram to the north. Beit Hanina is divided by the Israeli West Bank barrier into Al-Jadida (the new village), which is located within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and includes the vast majority of the built-up area, and Al-Balad (the old village), which lies outside the municipality. The total area of Beit Hanina is 16.3 sq. kilometers (6.3 sq. miles) or 16,284 dunams , of which 2,775 are built up. In 2007, Beit Hanina had a population of over 27,000, including 26,762 Jerusalem residents in the new village and 1,072 under PNA administration.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem and the West Bank Neighborhood in Jerusalem The Israeli barrier in northern Jerusalem, which divides Beit Hanina into two villages, both in a separate enclave.Beit Hanina ( , ) is an Arab Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem . It is on the road to Ramallah , eight kilometers north of central Jerusalem , at an elevation of 780 meters above sea level. Beit Hanina is bordered by Pisgat Ze'ev and Hizma to the east, Ramot , Ramat Shlomo and Shuafat to the south, Beit Iksa and Nabi Samwil to the west, and Bir Nabala , al-Jib , Kafr Aqab and ar-Ram to the north. Beit Hanina is divided by the Israeli West Bank barrier into Al-Jadida (the new village), which is located within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and includes the vast majority of the built-up area, and Al-Balad (the old village), which lies outside the municipality. The total area of Beit Hanina is 16.3 sq. kilometers (6.3 sq. miles) or 16,284 dunams , of which 2,775 are built up. In 2007, Beit Hanina had a population of over 27,000, including 26,762 Jerusalem residents in the new village and 1,072 under PNA administration.
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palestinian neighborhood in east jerusalem on the road to ramallah
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arab palestinian neighborhood in east jerusalem
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