al-Burj, Hebron
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Al-Burj (Arabic: البرج) is a Palestinian village located twenty kilometers (12 mi) southwest of Hebron, in the Hebron Governorate of State of Palestine, in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 3,205 in 2017.[1] The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.[3] Al-Burj is the birth place of Tareq Talahma, Acting Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Quick Facts Arabic transcription(s), • Arabic ...
al-Burj | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | البرج |
Location of al-Burj within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°25′57″N 34°55′24″E | |
Palestine grid | 141/094 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Hebron |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 3,205 |
Name meaning | Burj el Beiyârah, the tower of the wells[2] |
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