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An-Nazla al-Wusta
Municipality type D in Tulkarm, State of Palestine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An-Nazla al-Wusta (Arabic: النزله الوسطه) is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 17 kilometers North-east of Tulkarm.
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Ottoman era
Pottery remains from the Ottoman era have been found here.[3]
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Nuzlet el Wusta as a hamlet smaller than Nuzlet et Tinat, and located "on a spur, with a few trees."[4]
British Mandate era
In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla el Wusta was 60 Muslims,[5] with 1,609 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[6] Of this, 264 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 428 were used for cereals,[7] while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[8]
an-Nazla al-Wusta 1942 1:20,000
an-Nazla al-Wusta 1945 1:250,000
Jordanian era
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, An-Nazla al-Wusta came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.
In 1961, the population of Nazla Wusta was 128.[9]
Post 1967
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla al-Wusta has been under Israeli occupation.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla al-Wusta had a population of approximately 437 inhabitants in 2017.[1] 38.7% of the population of an-Nazla al-Wusta were refugees in 1997.[10] The healthcare facilities for an-Nazla al-Wusta are based in an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[11]
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