Wadi al-Arayis
Municipality type D in Bethlehem, State of Palestine
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Wadi al-Arayis is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers east of Bethlehem.The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,169 in mid-year 2006.[1] The primary healthcare is obtained in al 'Ubeidiya where the Ministry of Heath have classified the care facilities as level 3.[2]
Wadi al-Arayis | |
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  Wadi al-Arayis Location of Wadi al-Arayis within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′39″N 35°17′4″E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 2,169 |
History
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Wadi Arayis came under Jordanian rule.
In a 1961 census the population of Wadi Arayis was 357.[3]
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been under Israeli occupation
The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 501.[4]
