Ya'bad

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Ya'bad


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arname=يعبد
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altOffSp=Yabad
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governorate=jn
latd=32|latm=26|lats=47.43|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=10|longs=13.35|longEW=E
population=14,400
popyear=2006
area=21,622
areakm=21.6
mayor=Walid Abadi

Ya'bad ( _ar. يعبد) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, 20 kilometers west of Jenin in the Jenin Governorate. It is a major agricultural town with most of its land covered with olive groves and grain fields. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 14,430 in 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop01.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] ] Its mayor is Walid Abadi who was elected in 2005. [ [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EVOD-6GGJDL?OpenDocument&Click= Yabad municipality inaugurates new town hall] ]

A major charcoal mine in Fahima al-Jadida, is located near Ya'bad and most of its workers come from the city. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7027405.stm Palestinians struggle in dire straits] Martin Asser "BBC News"] Since the establishment of "closed-off areas" and the construction of the West Bank Barrier in the northern West Bank, Ya'bad and surrounding cities and towns have seen an increase in unemployment which reached to 88% in 2006. The annual average income has dropped "dramatically" by one-third according to the World Bank. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7027405.stm Palestinians struggle in dire straits] Martin Asser "BBC News"]

In 1935, the Arab nationalist resistance leader Izz ad-Din al-Qassam and a few of his men were killed in a cave near Ya'bad by British forces.cite book |last=Segev |first=Tom |authorlink=Tom Segev |title=One Palestine, Complete |year=1999 |publisher=Metropolitan Books |isbn=0805048480 |pages=pp. 360-362 ]

See also

*Jenin Governorate
*List of cities in Palestinian Authority areas

References