Az-Za'ayyem

az-Za'ayyem (Arabic: الزعیّم) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 3 kilometers east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017.^[1] The healthcare facilities for az-Za'ayyem according to the Ministry of Health are obtained in East Jerusalem.^[2]

az-Za'ayyem
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
Az-Za'ayyem and Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint, from the air
az-Za'ayyem Location of az-Za'ayyem within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°47′16.41″N 35°15′54.11″E
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Jerusalem
Government
• Type	Village council
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	6,270

History

1967, aftermath

After the 1967 Six-Day War, az-Za'ayyem has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 3.8% (or 236 dunams) of the land was classified as Area B, the remaining 96.2% (or 5,896 dunams) as Area C.^[3]

Israel has confiscated land from az-Za'ayyem in order to construct two Israeli settlements:

• 406 dunams for Ma’ale Adumim,^[3]
• 138 dunams for Mishor Adumim (industrial zone).^[3]

Az-Za'ayyem lies close to Highway 1 to Jerusalem and the az-Za'ayyem check point in the separation barrier.^[4][5][6][7]

References

1. Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
2. Health care Facilities West Bank
3. Az Za'ayyem Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
4. Humanitarian Events, Monitoring issues Archived 2005-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Barrier March 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
6. Displaced by the Wall: Pilot Study on Forced Displacement Caused by the Construction of the West Bank Wall and its Associated Regime in the Occupied Palestinian territories (PDF) (Report). BADIL. 2006. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
7. "Barrier route July 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

External links

• Az Za'ayyem Village (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem ARIJ
• Az Za'ayyem Village Profile, ARIJ
• Aerial photo, ARIJ
• Locality Development Priorities and Needs in Az Za'ayyem, ARIJ