Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah

Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah
ar transcription(s)
 • Arabicخربة بيت زكريا
 • LatinKhallet Sakarya (unofficial)
Area map showing Khallet Sakariya, 2011
Area map showing Khallet Sakariya, 2011
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah is located in State of Palestine
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah
Location of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah within Palestine
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah is located in the West Bank
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah
Location of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah within the West Bank
Coordinates: 31°39′47″N 35°07′24″E / 31.66306°N 35.12333°E / 31.66306; 35.12333
Palestine grid160/118
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Elevation950 m (3,120 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
142
Name meaningKhurbet Beit Skâria; The ruin of Beit Skaria (the ancient Beth Zacharias)[3]

Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah (variants: Beit Iskâria, Khirbet Zakariah, Beit Skâria) is a small Palestinian village southwest of Bethlehem in the West Bank, perched on a hill that rises about 995 metres (3,264 ft) above sea level. Administratively, it is associated with the village of Artas under the Bethlehem Governorate. It is also located in between the Israeli settlements of Alon Shevut and Rosh Tzurim, both of which were built on land confiscated from the village. The village had a population of 142 in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ Beit Sakariya Village Profile, ARIJ, 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. 302