- Beit Liqya
Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Beit Liqya
imgsize=250
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arname=بيت لقيا
meaning=
founded=
type=munc
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altOffSp=Beit Liqya
altUnoSp=Bayt Liqya
governorate=rb
latd=31|latm=52|lats=08.90|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=04|longs=00.46|longEW=E
population=8,070
popyear=2006
area=
areakm=
mayor=Beit Liqya ( _ar. بيت لقيا) is a
Palestinian town located in theRamallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northernWest Bank , 21 kilometers Southwest ofRamallah . According to thePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of approximately 8,070 in mid-year 2006 [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population] forRamallah and al-Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)]eparation barrier
Jamal Jaber Ibrahim 'Asi (15 years old) and U'dai Mufid Mahmoud 'Asi (14 years old) were shot dead by the IDF on 04.05.2005 near the Separation Barrier during anti-barrier demonstrations. [ [http://www.btselem.org/English/Statistics/Casualties_Data.asp?Category=1®ion=WB B'Tselem] West Bank Statistics] [ [http://www.awalls.org/beit_liqya_14_04_2004 Anarchists against the Wall] ]
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