Beita, Nablus

Beita (Arabic: بيتا, translation: "Home") is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 11,682 in 2017. It consists of five clans which branch out to thirty families. There are many houses dating back to the Roman era. The current mayor, elected in 2004 is Arab ash-Shurafa.

Beita
Municipality type B
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicبيتا
  LatinBayta (official)
Beita
Beita
Location of Beita within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°08′37″N 35°17′15″E
Palestine grid177/172
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateNablus
Government
  TypeMunicipality (from 1996)
  Head of MunicipalityArab ash-Shurafa
Area
  Total76,000 dunams (76.0 km2 or 29.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total11,682
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Name meaningBeit, "a house"

The town contains four mosques and three clinics. Since 1967, under the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, more than 77 Beita villagers have been shot dead by Israeli forces, many during protests, 7 were killed between May and September 2021 during the suppression of demonstrations against the establishment of an Israeli outpost on Beita lands.

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