Kafr 'Aqab
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Kafr 'Aqab is the northernmost Palestinian Arab
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...

 neighborhood in East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem
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. It is located just south of the West Bank city of al-Bireh
Al-Bireh
al-Bireh or el-Bira is a Palestinian city adjacent to Ramallah in the central West Bank, north of Jerusalem. It is situated on the central ridge running through the West Bank and is above sea level, covering an area of...

, 13 kilometers North of Jerusalem in the central 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...

. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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, the neighborhood had a population of 10,411 in 2006. Primary health care for Kafr 'Aqab is obtained in ar-Ram.

While Kafr 'Aqab was annexed with the rest of East Jerusalem by Israel
Israel
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, and falls under its full jurisdiction, it is one of the neighborhoods that are separated from Jerusalem by the West Bank Separation Barrier
Israeli West Bank barrier
The Israeli West Bank barrier is a separation barrier being constructed by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion, the barrier’s total length will be approximately...

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