Deir al-Hatab
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Deir al-Hatab (Arabic: دير الحطب) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located east of Nablus, near the neighbouring villages of Salem and Azmout. The village land extends over 12,000 dunams, of which 330 are built-up.[3]
Quick Facts Arabic transcription(s), • Arabic ...
Deir al-Hatab | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | دير الحطب |
• Latin | Dayr al-Hatab (official) |
Coordinates: 32°13′02″N 35°19′15″E | |
Palestine grid | 180/180 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Nablus |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
• Head of Municipality | Hussein Abd al-Kareem |
Area | |
• Total | 5,540 dunams (5.5 km2 or 2.1 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,838 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Name meaning | "The convent of timber"[2] |
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The Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh was illegally established within Deir al-Hatab's jurisdiction, taking up nearly 2,000 dunams of the village's land.[4][5]
In June, 2016, Deir al-Hatab and other towns and villages in the area had to go without running water for weeks, as the Israeli Mekorot reduced the amount of water it sold to the Palestinians.[6]