al-Walaja

thumb|200px|el-Welejeh in the 1870s

Key facts

Settlement.name: al-Walaja
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: الولجة
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Al-Walaja (official)
Settlement.type: Municipality type D (Village council)
Settlement.image_skyline: EinHinyaAlWalajaApr142022 03.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.subdivision_type: Geopolitical entity
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jerusalem
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1949
Settlement.government_type: Village council
Settlement.leader_title: Head of Municipality

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Population: 1656
Image: EinHinyaAlWalajaApr142022 03.jpg

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Commons category: Al-Walaja
inception: 1596-00-00

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Contents

History
Ottoman period
British Mandate
Jordanian rule (1948–1967)
1967 and aftermath
Demography
Landmarks
Al-Badawi-Boom, the ancient olive tree
'Ain el-Haniya spring
ʿAin Joweizeh spring
Cultural institutions
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

thumb|200px|el-Welejeh in the 1870s

Al-Walaja () is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, four kilometers northwest of Bethlehem. It is an enclave in the Seam Zone, near the Green Line. Al-Walaja is partly under the jurisdiction of the Bethlehem Governorate and partly of the Jerusalem Municipality. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,671 in 2017. It has been called 'the most beautiful village in Palestine'.