Biddu, Jerusalem

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name= Biddu


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latd=31|latm=50|lats=02.11|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=08|longs=42.89|longEW=E
population=6,368
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Biddu ( _ar. بدّو) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers Northeast of Jerusalem in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,368 in 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.] Biddu is at an altitude of 806m to 834m. Giv'on HaHadashah lies 2km east of Biddu.

Enclave

Biddu along with Beit Duqqu, Beit 'Anan, Beit Surik, Qatanna, al Qubeida, Beit Ijaz, Kharayib Umm al Lahimand and at Tira form the "Biddu enclave". The enclave will be linked to Ramallah by underpasses and a road that is fenced on both sides. From the "Biddu enclave" Palestinians 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] ]

Diaa' A-Din 'Abd al-Karim Ibrahim Abu 'Eid was shot dead by gunfire during an anti-barrier demonstration on 18 April 2004. [ [http://www.btselem.org/English/Statistics/Casualties_Data.asp?Category=1&region=WB B'Tselem] West Bank Statistics] Muhammad Fadel Hashem Rian and Zakaria Mahmoud 'Eid Salem were shot dead during anti-barrier demonstrations on 26 February 2004 at Beit Ijaz (a sattelite village of Biddu). [ [http://www.btselem.org/English/Statistics/Casualties_Data.asp?Category=1&region=WB B'Tselem] West Bank Statistics]

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