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Jab'a

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'''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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Road Block Sarif and Al'jab'a.jpg
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Jab'a
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Contents
  • 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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