az-Za'ayyem  | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
![]() Az-Za'ayyem and Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint, from the air  | |
![]() az-Za'ayyem Location of az-Za'ayyem within Palestine  | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′16.41″N 35°15′54.11″E / 31.7878917°N 35.2650306°E | |
| State | State of Palestine | 
| Governorate | Jerusalem | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council | 
| Population  (2017)[1]  | |
| • Total | 6,270 | 
az-Za'ayyem (Arabic: الزعیّم) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 3 kilometers east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017.[1] The healthcare facilities for az-Za'ayyem according to the Ministry of Health are obtained in East Jerusalem.[2]
History
1967, aftermath
After the 1967 Six-Day War, az-Za'ayyem has been under Israeli occupation.
After the 1995 accords, 3.8% (or 236 dunams) of the land was classified as Area B, the remaining 96.2% (or 5,896 dunams) as Area C.[3]
Israel has confiscated land from az-Za'ayyem in order to construct two Israeli settlements:
- 406 dunams for Ma’ale Adumim,[3]
 - 138 dunams for Mishor Adumim (industrial zone).[3]
 
az-Za'ayyem lies close to Highway 1 to Jerusalem and the az-Za'ayyem check point in the separation barrier.[4][5][6][7]
References
- 1 2 Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
 - ↑ Health care Facilities West Bank
 - 1 2 3 Az Za'ayyem Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 16
 - ↑ Humanitarian Events, Monitoring issues Archived 2005-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
 - ↑ "Barrier March 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
 - ↑ Displaced by the Wall: Pilot Study on Forced Displacement Caused by the Construction of the West Bank Wall and its Associated Regime in the Occupied Palestinian territories (PDF) (Report). BADIL. 2006. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
 - ↑ "Barrier route July 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
 
External links
- Az Za'ayyem Village (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem ARIJ
 - Az Za'ayyem Village Profile, ARIJ
 - Aerial photo, ARIJ
 - Locality Development Priorities and Needs in Az Za'ayyem, ARIJ
 


