Deir al-Hatab | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | دير الحطب |
| • Latin | Dayr al-Hatab (official) |
 Deir al-Hatab from the south west | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′02″N 35°19′15″E / 32.21722°N 35.32083°E | |
| Palestine grid | 180/180 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Hussein Abd al-Kareem |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,540 dunams (5.5 km2 or 2.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,838 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The convent of timber"[2] |
Deir al-Hatab (Arabic: دير الحطب) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located east of Nablus, near the neighbouring villages of Salem and Azmout. The village land extends over 12,000 dunams, of which 330 are built-up.[3]
The Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh was illegally established within Deir al-Hatab's jurisdiction, taking up nearly 2,000 dunams of the village's land.[4][5]
In June, 2016, Deir al-Hatab and other towns and villages in the area had to go without running water for weeks, as the Israeli Mekorot reduced the amount of water it sold to the Palestinians.[6]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 199
- ^ Amira Hass, 'Continuous invasions by settlers spoil the joy of Palestinians’ olive harvest,' Haaretz, 26 October 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
LGMPNAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Deir al Hatab Village Profile, ARIJ
- ^ Israel incapable of telling truth about water it steals from Palestinians, by Amira Hass, Jun. 22, 2016, Haaretz