Az-Za'ayyem
az-Za'ayyem | |
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Az-Za'ayyem and Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint, from the air | |
Location of az-Za'ayyem within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′16.41″N 35°15′54.11″E / 31.7878917°N 35.2650306°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,270 |
az-Za'ayyem (Arabic: الزعیّم) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 3 kilometers east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017. The healthcare facilities for az-Za'ayyem according to the Ministry of Health are obtained in East Jerusalem.