Beit Ijza | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | بيت إجزا |
• Latin | Bayt Ijza (official) |
Location of Beit Ijza within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°50′51″N 35°9′9″E / 31.84750°N 35.15250°E | |
Palestine grid | 164/139 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jerusalem |
Government | |
• Type | Local Development Committee |
Elevation | 811 m (2,661 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 854 |
Postcode | P115 [3] |
Name meaning | Beit Izza, the house of Izza, from personal name [4] |
Beit Ijza (Arabic: بيت إجزا, also spelled Bayt Ijza); is a village in the Jerusalem Governorate in the central West Bank with an area of 2,526 dunams. Located approximately six miles north of Jerusalem, it had a population of 698 in 2007 and 854 by 2017.[2][5]