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Marah Rabah

Coordinates: 31°38′06″N 35°11′19″E / 31.63500°N 35.18861°E / 31.63500; 35.18861
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Marah Rabah
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Marah Rabah is located in State of Palestine
Marah Rabah
Marah Rabah
Location of Marah Rabah within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°38′06″N 35°11′19″E / 31.63500°N 35.18861°E / 31.63500; 35.18861
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
1,729

Marah Rabah is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 1,729 in 2017.[1] The primary healthcare is obtained in Tuqu', where the Ministry of Health denotes the healthcare facilities as level 2.[2]

History

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British Mandate era

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In the 1931 census the population of Marah Rabah was counted together with Beit Fajjar, Marah Ma'alla and Umm Salamuna. The total population was 1,043, all Muslims, living in 258 houses.[3]

Jordanian era

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In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Marah Rabah came under Jordanian rule. In 1961, the population of Murah Rabah was 198.[4]

Post 1967

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Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Marah Rabah has been held under Israeli occupation.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ West Bank Healthcare facilities Archived 2006-03-13 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  3. ^ Mills, 1932, p. 35
  4. ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 23

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