Bir Nabala

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Bir Nabala


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arname=بئر نبالا
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altOffSp=Beer Nabala
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latd=31|latm=51|lats=06.09|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=12|longs=03.15|longEW=E
population=6,100
popyear=2006
area=1,904
areakm=1.9
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Bir Nabala ( _ar. بئر نبالا) is a Palestinian town in the West Bank located eight kilometers northeast of Jerusalem. In mid-year 2006, it had an estimated population of 6,100 residents. [ [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.] Three Bedouin tribes — Abu Dhak, Qa'abneh and Jahalin — live in Bir Nabala. [ [http://www.un.org/unrwa/access/BirNabala_Jun06.pdf The Bir Nabala Bedouin] United Relief and Works Agency. June 2006.]

Bir Nabala has a built-up area of 1,904 dunams, which combined with nearby al-Jib, Beit Hanina al Balad and al-Judeira form an enclave in the Seam Zone, home to approximately 15,000 Palestinians. [ [http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/BarrierRouteProjections_July_2008.pdf Barrier Route] ] It is currently walled in by the Israeli West Bank barrier along with three other adjacent villages. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=879 Bir Nabala Village: Two Separate Enclaves reunited into one Big Enclave] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2006-08-14.] The enclave will be linked to Ramallah by underpasses and a road that is fenced on both sides. From Biddu enclave, they will travel along a fenced road that passes under a bypass road to Bir Nabala enclave, then on a second underpass under Bypass Road 443 to Ramallah. [ [http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/opt/docs/UN/OCHA/ochaHU0605_En.pdf OCHA] ] Prior to the construction of the barrier, Bir Nabala was a commercial center linking Jenin and Tulkarm with the Jerusalem area and the town contained about 600 shops and six tyre factories. In 2007, there were 180 shops and two tire factories. [ [http://www.maan-ctr.org/WhatsNew/Case%20Studies/Bir%20Nabala%20-%20East%20Jerusalem.pdf Bir Nabala: A Devastating Blow to the Economy] Ma'an Development Center and Bir Nabala Village Council Chairman Haj Tawfik Nabeli. February 2007.]

Bir Nabala is the place where Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman was being held captured by Hamas, en died during a attempted rescue operation.Fact|date=July 2008

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