
Azzun Atma
    
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         'Azzun 'Atma is a Palestinian
village in the Qalqilya Governorate
in the eastern West Bank
, located 5 kilometers South-east of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
, 'Azzun 'Atma had a population of approximately 1,670 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. 3.9% of the population of 'Azzun 'Atma were refugees in 1997. The healthcare facilities for 'Azzun 'Atma are designated as MOH level 2.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people,  also referred to as Palestinians  or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
village in the Qalqilya Governorate
Qalqilya Governorate
The Qalqilya Governorate  is an administrative area of the Palestinian National Authority in the northwestern West Bank. Its capital or muhfaza  is the city of Qalqilya that borders the Green Line.-Towns and villages:* Azzun 'Atma* Baqah...
in the eastern 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...
, located 5 kilometers South-east of Qalqilya. 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....
, 'Azzun 'Atma had a population of approximately 1,670 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. 3.9% of the population of 'Azzun 'Atma were refugees in 1997. The healthcare facilities for 'Azzun 'Atma are designated as MOH level 2.


