| Wadi al-Arayis | |
|---|---|
| Municipality type D (Village council) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
  Wadi al-ArayisLocation of Wadi al-Arayis within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′39″N 35°17′4″E / 31.71083°N 35.28444°E / 31.71083; 35.28444 | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,169 |
Wadi al-Arayis is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers east of Bethlehem.The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,169 in mid-year 2006. The primary healthcare is obtained in al 'Ubeidiya where the Ministry of Heath have classified the care facilities as level 3.
History
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Wadi Arayis came under Jordanian rule.
In a 1961 census the population of Wadi Arayis was 357.
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been under Israeli occupation
The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 501.
Footnotes
- Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- West Bank Healthcare
- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 23
- Perlmann, Joel (November 2011 – February 2012). "The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version" (PDF). Levy Economics Institute. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
Bibliography
- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
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