Jab'a

Jab'a

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=al-Jab'a


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arname=الجبعة
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altOffSp=Jaba'a
altUnoSp=Jab'aa
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latd=31|latm=40|lats=28.57|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=04|longs=39.92|longEW=E
population=910
popyear=2006
area=10,099
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Jab'a ( _ar. الجبعة) is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, located 17 kilometers north of Hebron and 15 kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. Located three kilometers east of the Green Line, it is located in the Seam Zone, surrounded by the Israeli settlements in the Gush Etzion Regional Council and the Israeli West Bank barrier. Nearby Palestinian towns and villages include Surif adjacent to the Jaba'a, Wadi Fukin and Nahalin to the north. It is the northernmost locality in the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jab'a had a population of approximately 910 in 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop11.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] ] Jab'a has a total land area of 10,099 dunams, of which 1,002 dunams as built up area. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=727 Al Jaba'a Border crossing under construction] Land Research Center. 2005-12-26.]

Jab'a dates back to the Canaanites. The village houses are small and consist of just one spacious room surrounded by a large area of farmland, on which almonds and olives grapes and are cultivated. [http://www.bethlehem.ps/cultural_sites/agricultural_villages/jabaa.php Jab'aa] Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation.]

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