Al-Ittihad ( meaning "the Union") is a

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

town in the

Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate () is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or ''muhfaza'' (seat) is the city of ...

of the

State of Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

, created in 1997 as a merger of three towns Beitillu,

Deir 'Ammar Deir 'Ammar () is a Palestinian territories, Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a pop ...

and Jammala. According to the

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS; ) is the official statistical institution of Palestine. Its main task is to provide credible statistical figures at the national and international levels. It is a state institution that provid ...

, it had a population of approximately 6,803 in 2007.

Location of Al-Ittihad

Al-Itihad is located northwest of

Ramallah Ramallah ( , ; ) is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the central West Bank, that serves as the administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusalem, at an average elevation of abov ...

. Al-Itihad is bordered by

Kobar Kobar () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. Kobar is located at an altitude of above sea level with a mean annual rainfall of 669.8 mm. The average annual ...

and Al-Zaytouneh to the east, Deir Abu Mash'al,

Deir Nidham Deir Nidham () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately northwest of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statis ...

and 'Abud to the north,

Shabtin Shabtin is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank. Shabtin is located north-west of Ramallah. Shabtin is bordered by Al Itihad to the east, Shuqba to the north, Ni'lin ...

and

Deir Qaddis Deir Qaddis () is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah. In 1863 Guérin estimated that ''Deir Kaddis'' had about 350 inhabit ...

to the west, and

Ras Karkar Ras Karkar () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, located northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. Ras Karkar is a small village situated atop a commanding hill. One of the thron ...

, Kharbatha Bani Harith, Al-Zaytouneh and Al Janiya to the south.Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar)
ARIJ, pp. 4-5

Beitillu

Beitillu () is a

town located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern

West Bank The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

, 19 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 3,083 in mid-year 2006Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006

(PCBS)

Deir 'Ammar

Deir 'Ammar () is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,414 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.

Jammala

Jammala () is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 18 kilometers Northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,453 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.

Post-1967

After the 1995 accords, 41.2% of Al-Ittihad's land was classified as Area B and the remaining 58.8% as

Area C Area C (; ) is the fully Israeli-controlled territory in the West Bank, defined as the whole area outside the Palestinian enclaves (Areas A and B). Area C constitutes about 61 percent of the West Bank territory, containing most Israeli settle ...

. Israel has confiscated 858 dunams of land from Al-Ittihad for the construction of 4

Israeli settlements Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively of Jewish identity or ethnicity, and hav ...

Nahliel Nahliel () is a Haredi Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located close to the Palestinian villages of Beitillu and Deir 'Ammar, and some from Modi'in, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of the Mat ...

, Na'ale, Talmon and

Halamish Halamish (), also known as Neveh Tzuf (), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, located in the southwestern Samarian hills to the north of Ramallah, 10.7 kilometers east of the Green line. The Orthodox Jewish community was established in ...

.Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar)
ARIJ, pp. 16-17

References

External links

Official WebsiteAL-Itihad Town (Fact Sheet)
Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ)
Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar)
ARIJ
Al-Itihad aerial photo
ARIJ *Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14
IAAWikimedia commons
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