Za'atara

Za'atara
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	زعتره
Za'atara
Za'atara Location of Za'atara within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°40′31.62″N 35°15′19.78″E / 31.6754500°N 35.2554944°E / 31.6754500; 35.2554944Coordinates: 31°40′31.62″N 35°15′19.78″E / 31.6754500°N 35.2554944°E / 31.6754500; 35.2554944
Governorate	Bethlehem
Government
• Type	Municipality
Population (2007)
• Jurisdiction	6,289

Za'atara (Arabic: زعتره‎‎) is a Palestinian town located eleven kilometers southeast of Bethlehem.The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 6,289 in 2007.

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Za'atara has been under Israeli occupation.The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 1,282.

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