Al-Burj
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al-Burj is a Palestinian
village located twenty kilometers southwest of Hebron
.The village is in the Hebron Governorate
, southern West Bank
. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
, the village had a population of 2,578 464 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.
On 25 February 1953, five Arab shepherds were killed and mutilated by Israel
is at al-Burj, including a 13-year-old.
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
village located twenty kilometers southwest of Hebron
Hebron
Hebron , is located in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judean Mountains, it lies 930 meters above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and home to around 165,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Jewish settlers concentrated in and around the old quarter...
.The village is in the Hebron Governorate
Hebron Governorate
The Hebron Governorate is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority in the southern West Bank. It extends south to, and includes most of, the Dead Sea....
, southern West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is the statistical organization under the umbrella of the Palestinian Cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority....
, the village had a population of 2,578 464 in 2007. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2.
On 25 February 1953, five Arab shepherds were killed and mutilated by Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
is at al-Burj, including a 13-year-old.
