Bal'a

'''Bal'a''' () is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate, located approximately nine kilometers northeast of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank and three kilometers away from the highway connecting Tulkarm with Nablus.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bal'a
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: بلعا
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Bala'a (official)Balaa (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type C
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Bal'a7458.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Southern Bal'a
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Bal'a within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid

Article

11 sections

Contents

History
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
Post-1967
Demographics
Economy
Notable people from Bal'a
References
Bibliography
External links

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==History== A tomb was broken into near this village about the time of the Palestine Exploration Fund visit. It consisted of a single chamber with a loculus on each of three walls. The door was an inscribed slab, with rough ornamentation. Tyrwhitt Drake found a date, corresponding to 332 CE.