Deir Ghazaleh

Deir Ghazaleh
Other transcription(s)
 • Arabic دير غزالة
 • Also spelled Deir Ghazala (official)
Dayr Ghazzalah (unofficial)

The village
Deir Ghazaleh

Location of Deir Ghazaleh within the Palestinian territories

Coordinates: 32°29′46.89″N 35°21′01.88″E / 32.4963583°N 35.3505222°E / 32.4963583; 35.3505222Coordinates: 32°29′46.89″N 35°21′01.88″E / 32.4963583°N 35.3505222°E / 32.4963583; 35.3505222
Governorate Jenin
Government
 • Type Local Development Committee
Area
 • Jurisdiction 6,588 dunams (6.6 km2 or 2.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Jurisdiction 850
Name meaning "Monastery of the gazelle"

Deir Ghazaleh (Arabic: دير غزالة‎‎) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located nine kilometers northeast of Jenin in the Jenin Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Ghazaleh had a population of over 850 inhabitants in mid-year 2006,[1] mostly Muslims with a large Christian minority.

Water sources

The main source of water is the large groundwater aquifer underlying the West Bank.[2] A well on the outskirts of the village, called the Abu ´Ahed well, supplies water to the village and surrounding communities.[3]

Education and culture

A library was established in Deir Ghazaleh under the auspices of the Program for the Social Empowerment of Rural Women.[4] The Deir Ghazaleh Women’s club, established in 1997, offers training course and workshops for local women.[5]

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