Bil'in
Also known as Bil‘īn
'''Bil'in''' () is a Palestinian village located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, west of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bil'in had a population of 2,137 in 2017. In the 2000s, it was known for its regular protests against Israeli occupation.
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Place details
- Locality
- بلعين
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 1,678
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman era
- British Mandate era
- Jordanian era
- Post-1967
- Court rulings
- Local protests
- Deaths
- Bassem Abu Rahmeh
- Jawaher Abu Rahma
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
'''Bil'in''' () is a Palestinian village located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, west of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bil'in had a population of 2,137 in 2017. In the 2000s, it was known for its regular protests against Israeli occupation.
== Etymology == Bilʽīn derives from Canaanite/Hebrew ba'lin (ba'als), with switching of consonants.
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