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Abu Dis
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| Abu Dis | |
| Arabic | ابو ديس |
| Government | City |
| Also Spelled | Abu Dies (officially) |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Population | 12,100 (2006) |
| Jurisdiction | 28,332 dunams (28.3 km²) |
Abu Dis (Arabic: ابو ديس) is a town under Palestinian Authority bordering Jerusalem. Abu Dis is due east of the Jerusalem municipal border. It has a population of approximately 12,100 and an area 28,332 dunums. It was once the ancient village of Beit Phaig.
According to the UN General Assembly Resolution 194 in 1948, Abu Dis was to be the most Eastern part of the corpus separatum Jerusalem area.
However, like the rest of the West Bank, it was annexed by Jordan at the end of the British Mandate in 1948. Israel captured it in the 1967 Six-Day War, and since the 1995 signing of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip it has been administered by the Palestinian Authority. Abu Dis has been mentioned as a possible capital for a future Palestinian State.[1][2] The recent construction of the Israeli West Bank barrier along the border between Abu Dis and Jerusalem has made it difficult for Abu Dis' residents to access Jerusalem's services without a permit and will also detach over 6,000 dunums of arable land from the city's total area.
Abu Dis is twinned with Camden Town in the London Borough of Camden, England.
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