Beit Iksa

Beit Iksa

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Beit Iksa


imgsize=250
caption=
arname=بيت إكسا
meaning=
founded=
type=mund
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altOffSp=Bayt Iksa
altUnoSp=Beit Exsa
governorate=jl
latd=31|latm=49|lats=05.11|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=10|longs=49.49|longEW=E
population=1,600
popyear=2006
area=7,734
areakm=7.7
mayor=Bajes Abud

Beit Iksa ( _ar. بيت إكسا) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. Beit Iksa, a village of 1,600 inhabitants, was classified as "Area B" as a result of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in 1995. Since then, civil affairs have been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority, while security matters are handled by the Israel Defense Forces. [http://www.un.org/unrwa/emergency/barrier/profiles/beit-iksa.pdf Village Profiles: Profile of Beit Iksa, Jerusalem] United Nations Relief and Works Agency. January 2004.]

Beit Iksa contains two primary schools run by the Palestinian National Authority. Students attending secondary school travel to Jerusalem or nearby towns for education.

Population

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Beit Iksa had a population of approximately 1,600 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop08.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Jerusalem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)] From the population, over 80% are Palestinian refugees.

Beit Iksa's population was recorded as 791 inhabitants in 1922; and according to the land researcher Sami Hadawi, the population grew to 1,410 in 1945. However, following Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War, Beit Iksa counted 633 inhabitants, due to the number of residents that fled the village. Most of the village's inhabitants hold Palestinian ID cards and live in Beit Iksa's built-up area of 417 dunams or 5.4 % of the village's total land area of 7,734 dunams. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=836 Beit Iksa village loses its lands for the Israeli Segregation Wall] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem]

References

External links

[http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.beitexa.com/&prev=/search%3Fq%3DIksa%2Bhistory%2BPalestinian%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DEvX%26sa%3DG Beit Iksa Official Website]


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