Deir Ghazaleh

Deir Ghazaleh
Other transcription(s)
– Arabic	دير غزالة
– Also spelled	Deir Ghazala (official) Dayr Ghazzalah (unofficial)
The village
Deir Ghazaleh Location of Deir Ghazaleh within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 32°29′46.89″N 35°21′01.88″E / 32.4963583°N 35.3505222°E / 32.4963583; 35.3505222Coordinates: 32°29′46.89″N 35°21′01.88″E / 32.4963583°N 35.3505222°E / 32.4963583; 35.3505222
Governorate	Jenin
Government
– Type	Local Development Committee
Area
– Jurisdiction	6,588 dunams (6.6 km2 / 2.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Jurisdiction	850
Name meaning	"Monastery of the gazelle"

Deir Ghazaleh (Arabic: دير غزالة‎) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located nine kilometers northeast of Jenin in the Jenin Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Ghazaleh had a population of over 850 inhabitants in mid-year 2006, mostly Muslims, but has a significant Christians inhabitants.^[1] The town contains one clinic but it was shut down from 2001-02, since its staff is unable to reach the town due to Israeli checkpoints in the area.^[2]

Water

The main source of water available to Palestinians is the large groundwater aquifer underlying the occupied West Bank. The water system is however largely controlled by Israel, and drilling restriction has severed the ongoing water crisis.^[3] Deir Ghazaleh, however has a well, located just outside the village, called the Abu ´Ahed well. The well, which was drilled before the restrictions took place in 1967, also supply water to the surrounding communities. Some of these communities depend on the Abu ´Ahed well, although it's not enough to cover their needs.^[4]

References

1. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
2. ^ Everyday acts of resistance Al-Ahram Weekly
3. ^ PMC - Permanent Issues - Water
4. ^ Field Reports: Occupied Palestinian Territory, OPT: Water and Sanitation, Hygiene Monitoring Project - Summary Report # 8 (Jan, Feb, and Mar 2004)