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Jab'a
Sign in to save'''Jab'a''' () is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, located 17 kilometers north of Hebron and 15 kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. Located three kilometers east of the Green Line, it is located in the Seam Zone, surrounded by the Israeli settlements in the Gush Etzion Regional Council and the Israeli West Bank barrier.
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Place details
- Locality
- علي غنيم
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- al-Jab'a
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info
- الجبعة
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Latin
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Jaba'a (official)Jab'aa (unofficial)
- Settlement.type
- Local Development Committee
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Road Block Sarif and Al'jab'a.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Road block between Jab'a and neighbouring Surif, 2011
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of al-Jab'a within Palestine
- Settlement.grid_name
- Palestine grid
- Settlement.grid_position
- 157/120
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- State of Palestine
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bethlehem
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Road Block Sarif and Al'jab'a.jpg
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- Jab'a
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- History
- Biblical connection; Byzantine period
- Ottoman period
- British Mandate
- 1948 origin of the residents
- Jordanian rule
- 1967 and aftermath
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
'''Jab'a''' () is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, located 17 kilometers north of Hebron and 15 kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. Located three kilometers east of the Green Line, it is located in the Seam Zone, surrounded by the Israeli settlements in the Gush Etzion Regional Council and the Israeli West Bank barrier.
Nearby Palestinian towns and villages include Surif (adjacent to Jaba'a), Wadi Fukin and Nahalin to the north. It is the northernmost locality in the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jab'a had a population of approximately 1,121 in 2017. Jab'a has a total land area of 10,099 dunams, of which 1,002 dunams as built-up area.
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