Anzah
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Anzah or 'Anza is a Palestinian
village in the located 18 km southwest of the city of Jenin
in the northern West Bank
. Its total land area consists of 4,740 dunam
s of which nearly a 1/4 is covered with olive
orchards. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
, the town had a population of 2,006 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
village in the located 18 km southwest of the city of Jenin
Jenin
Jenin is the largest town in the Northern West Bank, and the third largest city overall. It serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate and is a major agricultural center for the surrounding towns. In 2007, the city had a population of 120,004 not including the adjacent refugee...
in the northern West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
. Its total land area consists of 4,740 dunam
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s of which nearly a 1/4 is covered with olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
orchards. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is the statistical organization under the umbrella of the Palestinian Cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority....
, the town had a population of 2,006 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
External links
- http://www.anzah.8m.com Village website (in Arabic)
- http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/_Anza_554/index.html
- http://www.anza-council.org (In Arabic)
- http://qutaibasadaqa.spaces.live.com/
- http://qutaibasadaqa.blogspot.com/