Al Jib

Al Jib
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالجيب
 • Latinal-Jib (official)
al-Jeeb, el-Jib, el-Jeeb (unofficial)
View of Al Jib's center, 2012
View of Al Jib's center, 2012
Al Jib is located in the West Bank
Al Jib
Al Jib
Location of Al Jib within Palestine
Al Jib is located in State of Palestine
Al Jib
Al Jib
Al Jib (State of Palestine)
Coordinates: 31°51′5″N 35°11′4″E / 31.85139°N 35.18444°E / 31.85139; 35.18444
Palestine grid167/139
State Palestine
GovernorateJerusalem
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Area
 • Total9,879 dunams (9.9 km2 or 3.8 sq mi)
Elevation739 m (2,425 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total3,862
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Name meaningAl Jib, personal name[3]

Al Jib or al-Jib (Arabic: الجيب) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of Jerusalem,[4] partially in the seam zone of the West Bank.[5] The surrounding lands are home to Al Jib Bedouin. Since 1967, Al Jib has been occupied by Israel and about 90% of its lands are classified as Area C. About a quarter of the land is seized by Military Orders for the establishment of Israeli settlements. Al Jib's Al Khalayleh neighborhood was separated from the rest of the city by the West Bank barrier. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Al Jib had a population of approximately 4,700 in 2006 and 3,862 by 2017.[2][6]

  1. ^ Al Jib Village Profile, ARIJ, 2012, p. 4
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 296
  4. ^ Mariam Shahin (2005). Palestine: A Guide. Interlink Books. p. 335. ISBN 1-56656-557-X.
  5. ^ "West Bank Closures - Jerusalem" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. March 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  6. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jerusalem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics