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Bir Nabala (Arabic: بئر نبالا) is a Palestinian town in the West Bank located eight kilometers northeast of Jerusalem. In mid-year 2006, it had an estimated population of 6,100 residents.[1] Three Bedouin tribes — Abu Dhak, Qa'abneh and Jahalin — live in Bir Nabala.[2]
Bir Nabala has a built-up area of 1,904 dunams, which is correlated with nearby al-Jib and al-Judeira in an enclave of the Seam Zone. It is currently walled in by the Israeli West Bank barrier along with three other adjacent villages.[3] Prior to the construction of the barrier, Bir Nabala was a commercial center linking Jenin and Tulkarm with the Jerusalem area and the town contained about 600 shops and six tire factories. In 2007, there were 180 shops and two tire factories.[4]
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