Al-Ittihad, Ramallah
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Al-Ittihad
| translit_lang1 = Arabic
| translit_lang1_type = Arabic
| translit_lang1_info = الاتحاد
| type = Municipality type C
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| pushpin_map = Palestine
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Al-Ittihad within Palestine
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|24|N|35|06|13|E|region:PS|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Palestine grid
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| subdivision_type = State
| subdivision_name = {{flag|State of Palestine}}
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Ramallah and al-Bireh
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1997
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_title = Head of Municipality
| leader_name = Faisal Bazzar[http://www.jmcc.org/politicalofficedetails.aspx?id=641 al-Itihad (Deir Ammar, Beitillu & Jamala) Municipality] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927011735/http://www.jmcc.org/politicalofficedetails.aspx?id=641 |date=2011-09-27 }} JMCC
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| population_total = 6,803
| population_as_of = 2007[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1487.pdf 2007 PCBS Census]. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.113.
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| website = {{URL|http://www.ittihad-mun.org/}}
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Al-Ittihad ({{langx|ar|الاتحاد}} meaning "the Union") is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, created in 1997 as a merger of three towns Beitillu, Deir 'Ammar and Jammala. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 6,803 in 2007.
Location of Al-Ittihad
Al-Itihad is located {{convert|12.5|km|mi|sp=us}} northwest of Ramallah. Al-Itihad is bordered by Kobar and Al-Zaytouneh to the east, Deir Abu Mash'al, Deir Nidham and 'Abud to the north, Shabtin and Deir Qaddis to the west, and Ras Karkar, Kharbatha Bani Harith, Al-Zaytouneh and Al Janiya to the south.[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/AL-Itihad_tp_en.pdf Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar)], ARIJ, pp. 4-5
Beitillu
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Beitillu ({{langx|ar|بيتللو}}) is a Palestinian town located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, 19 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 3,083 in mid-year 2006[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011608/http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx |date=2009-03-04 }} Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Deir 'Ammar
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Deir 'Ammar ({{langx|ar|دير عمار}}) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,414 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
Jammala
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Jammala ({{langx|ar|جمّالا}}) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 18 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,453 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
Post-1967
After the 1995 accords, 41.2% of Al-Ittihad's land was classified as Area B and the remaining 58.8% as Area C. Israel has confiscated 858 dunams of land from Al-Ittihad for the construction of 4 Israeli settlements: Nahliel, Na'ale, Talmon and Halamish.[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/AL-Itihad_tp_en.pdf Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar)], ARIJ, pp. 16-17
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110224194154/http://www.ittihad-mun.org/ Official Website]
- [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/factsheet/All%20etihad_vp_eng.pdf AL-Itihad Town (Fact Sheet)], Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ)
- [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/AL-Itihad_tp_en.pdf Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar)], ARIJ
- [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/images/english/Al%20Itihad_ap_en.jpg Al-Itihad aerial photo], ARIJ
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8376 IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.14.jpg Wikimedia commons]
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Category:Towns in the West Bank
Category:Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate