An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya

An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya (Arabic: النزله الشرقيه‎) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 18 kilometers North-east of Tulkarm.

an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالنزله الشرقيه
 • Latinan-Nazleh ash-Sharqiyeh (official)
an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya
Location of an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°24′42″N 35°06′29″E
Palestine grid160/202
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,647
Name meaningThe eastern settlement. The word is applied to small suburbs of a village.[1]

History

Pottery remains from the Middle Ages have been found here.[2]

Ottoman era

Pottery remains from the Ottoman era have been found here.[2]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Nuzlet ash Sherkiyeh as "a small hamlet, with a well to the south, and a few olives. It stands on high ground, and has a palm tree near."[3]

British Mandate era

In the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nazla ash Sharqiya had a population of 256 Muslims, in a total of 52 houses.[4]

In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla esh Sharqiya was 300 Muslims,[5] with 4,840 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[6] Of this, 723 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 268 were used for cereals,[7] while 5 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[8]

Jordanian era

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.

In 1961, the population of Nazla Sharqiya was 507.[9]

Post 1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya has been under Israeli occupation.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya had a population of approximately 1,647 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[10] 5.4% of the population of an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya were refugees in 1997.[11] The healthcare facilities for an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya and the villagers of an-Nazla al Wusta are based in an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[12]

References
  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 189
  2. Zertal, 2016, pp. 362-363
  3. Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 153
  4. Mills, 1932, p. 70
  5. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21
  6. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 76 Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127
  8. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 177
  9. Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
  10. Projected Mid -Year Population for Tulkarm Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
  11. Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  12. Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate

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