Beit Iksa
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Beit Iksa (Arabic: بيت إكسا;[3]) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank.
Beit Iksa | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | بيت إكسا |
• Latin | Beit Exa (official) Bayt Iksa (unofficial) |
Location of Beit Iksa within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°49′05″N 35°10′50″E | |
Palestine grid | 167/136 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jerusalem |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
• Head of Municipality | Bajes Abud |
Area | |
• Total | 7,734 dunams (7.7 km2 or 3.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,773 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Name meaning | "The house of Iksa"[3] |
Website | www.beit-iksa.com |
The village is surrounded on all sides by the Israeli West Bank barrier, and outside Palestinians are denied access through the one Israeli checkpoint leading to it. In 2014 Israeli military authorities announced they would confiscate a further 3,167 acres of Beit Iksa lands, leaving the township, according to the village head, Saada al-Khatib, as a 2,500-dunum area.[4]
Beit Iksa contains two primary schools run by the Palestinian National Authority. Students attending secondary school travel to Jerusalem or nearby towns for education.[5]