Zawata

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Zawata


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latd=32|latm=14|lats=44.71|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=13|longs=33.63|longEW=E
population=1,900
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Zawata ( _ar. زواتا) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 6 kilometers Northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,900 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop06.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics ]

On August 4, 2001, Israeli forces burned over 200 olive trees belonging to Ijnisinya and Zawata. [Parfrey, Adam. [http://www.dilettantepress.com/articles/islam/index.htm Extreme Islam, Anti-American Propaganda of Muslim Fundamentalism] Dilettante Press.]

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