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) | |
| • Arabic | بيتا |
| • Latin | Bayta (official) |
Beita | |
Beita Location of Beita within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°08′37″N 35°17′15″E | |
| Palestine grid | 177/172 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (from 1996) |
| • Head of Municipality | Arab ash-Shurafa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76,000 dunams (76.0 km2 or 29.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 11,682 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Beit, "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.