Al-Lubban al-Gharbi

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=al-Lubban al-Gharbi


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Al-Lubban al-Gharbi ( _ar. اللبّن الغربيّ) is Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 21 kilometers northwest of Ramallah and adjacent to its sister village al-Lubban al-Sharqiya in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,500 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)]

Al-Lubban al-Gharbi has a total land area of 9,694 dunams, of which 335 are built-up area. Most of the remaining land is either grown with olive and almond orchards or open for continued expansion of the village. However, the Israeli West Bank barrier will separate 59% of Lubban al-Gharbi's land from the village's urban area. The village's infrastructure facilities include an elementary school a kindergarten, and two clinics. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=794 Al Lubban Al Gharbi Village feels the threat of the Israeli Segregation Wall] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) 2006-03-18]

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