Nazla
نزلة Nazle | |
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Town | |
Al-Nazlah | |
Coordinates: 31°31′58″N 34°28′56″E / 31.53278°N 34.48222°E | |
Country | Palestine |
Governorate | North Gaza Governorate |
City | Jabalia |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | +3 |
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Nazla ( Arabic: نزلة; also spelled al-Nazlah, Nazle, Annazla or en-Nuzleh [1]) is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the North Gaza Governorate of the State of Palestine. It was formerly a municipality but was merged with the nearby city of Jabalia. [2] Nazla is located a few kilometers north of Gaza City.
Nazla has been identified as the site of the Byzantine-era town of Asalea (Ασαλέα in Greek). [3] [4] Asalea belonged to the city of Gaza during that period. [3] A celebrated Christian figure in Byzantine Gaza was Alaphion of Asalea who was known to be pious and was one of the early missionaries who helped spread Christianity in the area. [5] In the 6th century Madaba Map, Asalea is marked by three towers, a gate and a segment of a wall. [6]
In 1863, the French explorer Victor Guérin found the village to have about 150 inhabitants. [7]
An Ottoman village list of about 1870 showed that Nazle had 114 houses and a population of 414, though the population count included only men. [8] [9]
In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Nazla as a "small hamlet" and a suburb of Jabalia. To the east of Nazla was a well. [10]
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nazla had a population of 694, all Muslim, [11] increasing in the 1931 census to 944, still all Muslims, in 226 houses. [12]
In the 1945 statistics Nazla had a population of 1,330, all Muslims, [13] with 4,510 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. [14] [15] Of this, 36 dunams were for citrus and bananas, 547 for plantations and irrigable land, 1,141 used for cereals, [16] while 24 dunams were built-up land. [17]
During Egyptian rule following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Nazla was one of six localities to establish a village council to administer its affairs. Israel occupied the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Six-Day War. [18] [19] In the 1970s and 1980s, Israel developed building projects in Nazla, offering Palestinian refugee families subsidized rates to resettle there. [20]
Nazla
نزلة Nazle | |
---|---|
Town | |
Al-Nazlah | |
Coordinates: 31°31′58″N 34°28′56″E / 31.53278°N 34.48222°E | |
Country | Palestine |
Governorate | North Gaza Governorate |
City | Jabalia |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | +3 |
|
Nazla ( Arabic: نزلة; also spelled al-Nazlah, Nazle, Annazla or en-Nuzleh [1]) is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the North Gaza Governorate of the State of Palestine. It was formerly a municipality but was merged with the nearby city of Jabalia. [2] Nazla is located a few kilometers north of Gaza City.
Nazla has been identified as the site of the Byzantine-era town of Asalea (Ασαλέα in Greek). [3] [4] Asalea belonged to the city of Gaza during that period. [3] A celebrated Christian figure in Byzantine Gaza was Alaphion of Asalea who was known to be pious and was one of the early missionaries who helped spread Christianity in the area. [5] In the 6th century Madaba Map, Asalea is marked by three towers, a gate and a segment of a wall. [6]
In 1863, the French explorer Victor Guérin found the village to have about 150 inhabitants. [7]
An Ottoman village list of about 1870 showed that Nazle had 114 houses and a population of 414, though the population count included only men. [8] [9]
In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Nazla as a "small hamlet" and a suburb of Jabalia. To the east of Nazla was a well. [10]
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nazla had a population of 694, all Muslim, [11] increasing in the 1931 census to 944, still all Muslims, in 226 houses. [12]
In the 1945 statistics Nazla had a population of 1,330, all Muslims, [13] with 4,510 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. [14] [15] Of this, 36 dunams were for citrus and bananas, 547 for plantations and irrigable land, 1,141 used for cereals, [16] while 24 dunams were built-up land. [17]
During Egyptian rule following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Nazla was one of six localities to establish a village council to administer its affairs. Israel occupied the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Six-Day War. [18] [19] In the 1970s and 1980s, Israel developed building projects in Nazla, offering Palestinian refugee families subsidized rates to resettle there. [20]