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Bir al-Basha (Arabic: بئر الباشا) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 15 km southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,307 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,725 by 2017.[1][2]
Bir al-Basha | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بئر الباشا |
| • Latin | Bir al-Basha (official) Beer al-Basha (unofficial) |
 Bir al-Basha | |
  Bir al-Basha Location of Bir al-Basha within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′21″N 35°13′47″E | |
| Palestine grid | 171/203 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,725 |
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Bir al-Basha came under Jordanian rule.
It is adjacent to the archaeological site of Tel Dothan.[3]
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Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Bir al-Basha has been under Israeli occupation.
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