Al Jib
Al Jib | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الجيب |
| • Latin | al-Jib (official) al-Jeeb, el-Jib, el-Jeeb (unofficial) |
View of Al Jib's center, 2012 | |
Location of Al Jib within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′5″N 35°11′4″E / 31.85139°N 35.18444°E | |
| Palestine grid | 167/139 |
| State | Palestine |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,879 dunams (9.9 km2 or 3.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 739 m (2,425 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,862 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Al Jib, personal name |
Al Jib or al-Jib (Arabic: الجيب) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, partially in the seam zone of the West Bank. The surrounding lands are home to Al Jib Bedouin. Since 1967, Al Jib has been occupied by Israel and about 90% of its lands are classified as Area C. About a quarter of the land is seized by Military Orders for the establishment of Israeli settlements. Al Jib's Al Khalayleh neighborhood was separated from the rest of the city by the West Bank barrier. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Al Jib had a population of approximately 4,700 in 2006 and 3,862 by 2017.