Balata village

Balata al-Balad
Place
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبلاطة البلد
Balata in the 1940s Survey of Palestine, with Jacob's Well (Bir Ya'qub), Joseph's Tomb (En Nabi Yusuf), and Tell Balata (labelled "Ruins")
Balata in the 1940s Survey of Palestine, with Jacob's Well (Bir Ya'qub), Joseph's Tomb (En Nabi Yusuf), and Tell Balata (labelled "Ruins")
Balata al-Balad is located in State of Palestine
Balata al-Balad
Balata al-Balad
Location of Balata al-Balad within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°12′42″N 35°16′59″E / 32.21167°N 35.28306°E / 32.21167; 35.28306
Palestine grid176/179
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateNablus
Area
 • Total100 dunams (0.1 km2 or 0.04 sq mi)
Population
 (1996)
 • Total5,500
 • Density55,000/km2 (140,000/sq mi)
Name meaning"village of Balata"[1]

Balata village (Arabic: بلاطة البلد, lit.'Balata al-Balad') is a Palestinian suburb of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, located 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) east of the city center. Formerly its own village, it was annexed to the municipality of Nablus during Jordanian rule (1948–67).[2] The village contains a number of well known sites: Tell Balata (considered to be Biblical Shechem), Jacob's Well and Joseph's Tomb.

The village is just north of Balata Camp, one of the largest Palestinian refugee camps.

  1. ^ from "flagstones" according to Palmer, 1881, p. 179
  2. ^ Abujidi, 2014, p. 96