Beit Surik

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Beit Surik is a Palestinian village located northwest of Jerusalem in the central West Bank.

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Beit Surik canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian village
village
administeredBy Palestinian National Authority (civil affairs in parts)
affectedBy Israeli West Bank barrier
coordinateLocation 31.83°N 35.13°E
country State of Palestine
distanceFrom about 10–15 km northwest of Jerusalem
economy agriculture
local services
elevation approximately 700–800 meters above sea level
governedAs local government unit in Jerusalem Governorate
governorate Jerusalem Governorate
hasArabicName بيت سوريك
hasDemographics predominantly Palestinian Arab population
hasMunicipalBody village council of Beit Surik
hasRoadConnection local roads to Jerusalem-area villages
historicalEra British Mandate of Palestine
Israeli occupation (since 1967)
Jordanian rule (1948–1967)
Ottoman period
ISO3166-2 PS-JEM
landUse agricultural terraces
olive groves
locatedIn Jerusalem Governorate
central West Bank
locatedNorthwestOf Jerusalem
locatedOn hills northwest of Jerusalem
majorReligion Islam
nameMeaning often interpreted as “house of Surik” or “Surik’s house”
nearbyLocality Beit Anan
Beit Ijza
Biddu
Qatanna
partOf West Bank
population approximately 4,000–5,000 inhabitants
primaryLanguage Arabic
region Palestine
subdivisionType village council
subjectTo Israeli occupation
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST

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Biddu locatedNear Beit Surik
Beit Iksa nearbyLocality Beit Surik