Marj Al-Ghazal


Marj Al-Ghazal is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the West Bank, located north of Jericho. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Marj Al-Ghazal had a population of 193 in the 2007 census.

Location

Marj Al-Ghazal is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. Nearby Palestinian localities include az-Zubaidat to the northeast, Al-Jiftlik to the south and west.

History

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Marj al-Ghazal came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Marj al-Ghazal has been under Israeli occupation.
In 1970, Israel confiscated 509 dunum of village land in order to construct the Israeli settlement of Argaman.
After 1995 accords, 4% of Marj al-Ghazal’s land was classified as Area B, the remaining 96% as Area C.
In the 2007 census Marj Al-Ghazal had a population of 193 with exactly 92 being males and 101 females. The total number of households was 43 who lived in 50 housing units.