Deir Jarir

Deir Jarir دير جرير
—  Village  —
Deir Jarir Location of Deir Jarir
Coordinates: 31°57′52.18″N 35°17′44.47″E / 31.9644944°N 35.2956861°E / 31.9644944; 35.2956861Coordinates: 31°57′52.18″N 35°17′44.47″E / 31.9644944°N 35.2956861°E / 31.9644944; 35.2956861
Governorate	Ramallah and al-Bireh
Area
- Village	33.357 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
- Metro	33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population (2007[1])
- Village	3,986
- Density	119.5/km2 (309.5/sq mi)

Deir Jarir (Arabic: دير جرير‎) is a Palestinian agricultural town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located eleven kilometers east of Ramallah. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking the Jordan Valley at an elevation of 900 meters.^[2] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Deir Jarir had a population of approximately 3,986 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.^[1]

It spreads along a large land area of 33,357 dunams (33.357 km²), of which 17.2% is under the civil jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), while the remainder is under Israeli military control. Most of the land administered by the PNA is the city's built-up area and most of Deir Jarir's cultivated lands are grown with grape vines and fig and olive trees. Open-spaces make-up 76% of the town's area.^[2]

In September 2005, hundreds of armed residents from Deir Jarir attacked the nearby town of Taybeh, which was provoked by a family feud. The feud was caused by a Christian man from Taybeh allegedly having intimate relations with a Muslim woman from Deir Jarir. The attack left dozens of houses burnt to the ground and three men were arrested (two from Deir Jarir and one from Taybeh). Despite the incident, the neighboring towns continue to have healthy relations; residents say "the people of Taybeh and the people of Deir Jarir are one family".^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.113.
2. ^ ^{a b} About Deir Jarir village The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2008-03-15.
3. ^ A frightening family feud Williamson, Lucy. BBC News. 2005-09-10.