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| translit_lang1_type = Arabic
| translit_lang1_info = وادي الفارعة
|arname=وادي الفارعة
|meaning="Valley of the Branches"
| translit_lang1_type1 = Also spelled
|founded=1960s
| translit_lang1_info1 = Wadi al-Fari'ah (official)<br/>Tarza'a (unofficial)
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|typefrom=1996
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|altOffSp=Wadi al-Fari'ah
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|latd=32|latm=17|lats=37.40|latNS=N
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| blank_emblem_size = px
|population=2,340
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|popyear=2006
| map_caption = Location of Wadi al-Far'a within the Palestinian territories
|area=12,000
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| subdivision_name = [[Tubas Governorate|Tubas]]
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1960s
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| government_type = [[Village Council (Palestinian Authority)|Village Council]] (from 1996)
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| area_total_km2 = 12.0
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| population_total = 2,340
| population_as_of = 2006
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'''Wadi al-Far'a''' ({{lang-ar|وادي الفارعة}}) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village in the [[Tubas Governorate]] in the northeastern [[West Bank]] located five kilometers southwest of [[Tubas]]. It has a land area of 12,000 [[dunam]]s, of which 337 is built-up and 10,500 are for agricultural purposes. It is under the complete control of the [[Palestinian National Authority]] and is adjacent to the [[Far'a]] refugee camp.<ref name="ARIJ">[http://vprofile.arij.org/tubas/enwiki/static/localities/profiles/115_Profile.pdf Wadi al-Far'a Village Profile] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. February 2006.</ref> According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], Wadi al-Far'a had a population of 2,340 inhabitants.<ref>[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop02.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Tubas District by Locality 2004- 2006] [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]].</ref>
'''Wadi al-Far'a''' ({{lang-ar|وادي الفارعة}}) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village in the [[Tubas Governorate]] in the northeastern [[West Bank]] located five kilometers southwest of [[Tubas]]. It has a land area of 12,000 [[dunam]]s, of which 337 is built-up and 10,500 are for agricultural purposes. It is under the complete control of the [[Palestinian National Authority]] and is adjacent to the [[Far'a]] refugee camp.<ref name="ARIJ">[http://vprofile.arij.org/tubas/enwiki/static/localities/profiles/115_Profile.pdf Wadi al-Far'a Village Profile] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. February 2006.</ref> According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], Wadi al-Far'a had a population of 2,340 inhabitants.<ref>[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop02.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Tubas District by Locality 2004- 2006] [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]].</ref>

Revision as of 15:21, 23 September 2011

Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority muni Wadi al-Far'a (Template:Lang-ar) is a Palestinian village in the Tubas Governorate in the northeastern West Bank located five kilometers southwest of Tubas. It has a land area of 12,000 dunams, of which 337 is built-up and 10,500 are for agricultural purposes. It is under the complete control of the Palestinian National Authority and is adjacent to the Far'a refugee camp.[1] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Wadi al-Far'a had a population of 2,340 inhabitants.[2]

History

Wadi al-Far'a was historically known as Tarza'a and its current name comes from its geographic location, being near the Far'a spring. The village's land was previously owned by residents of nearby Talluza who used it as farmland. In the 1960s, residents from Talluza settled in the area and established a separate village. In 1996, Wadi al-Far'a was officially declared separate from Talluza and was granted its own village council under the Tubas Governorate.[1]

Demographics

In the 1997 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Wadi al-Far'a had a population of 1,713 inhabitants. Males constituted 51.3% and females constituted 49.7% of the population. In 2006, it grew to 2,341 rising by 32.5%. There are six main families in the village: al-Janajreh (30%), al-Barahameh (30%), as-Salahat (30%) the Darawhsheh, Shanableh and Balatya represent the remaining 10%.[1]

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