Bil'in
Sign in to save'''Bil'in''' () is a Palestinian village located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, west of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bil'in had a population of 2,137 in 2017. In the 2000s, it was known for its regular protests against Israeli occupation.
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Place details
- Locality
- بلعين
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 1,678
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bil'in
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info
- بلعين
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Latin
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Bilin (unofficial)
- Settlement.type
- Municipality type D (Village council)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bilin7554.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Bil'in
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Bil'in within Palestine
- Settlement.grid_name
- Palestine grid
- Settlement.grid_position
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Palestine
- Located in
- Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
- Area
- +3.983
- Elevation
- +337
- Image
- Bil'in street.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman era
- British Mandate era
- Jordanian era
- Post-1967
- Court rulings
- Local protests
- Deaths
- Bassem Abu Rahmeh
- Jawaher Abu Rahma
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
'''Bil'in''' () is a Palestinian village located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, west of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bil'in had a population of 2,137 in 2017. In the 2000s, it was known for its regular protests against Israeli occupation.
== Etymology == Bilʽīn derives from Canaanite/Hebrew ba'lin (ba'als), with switching of consonants.