Beit Ijza

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.

Beit Ijza
Local Development Committee
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicبيت إجزا
  LatinBayt Ijza (official)
View of Beit Ijza, 2012
Beit Ijza
Location of Beit Ijza within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°50′51″N 35°9′9″E
Palestine grid164/139
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJerusalem
Government
  TypeLocal Development Committee
Elevation
811 m (2,661 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total854
Postcode
P115
Name meaningBeit Izza, the house of Izza, from personal name
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