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Graph of world population over the past 12,000 years . As a general rule, the confidence of estimates on historical world population decreases for the more distant past. Robust population data exist only for the last two or three centuries. Until the late 18th century, few governments had ever performed an accurate census.
Bethlehem [a] is a city in the West Bank of Palestine, located about ten kilometres (six miles) south of Jerusalem.It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate, and as of 2017 had a population of 28,591 people.
In 1967, Jews were 73.4% of city population, while in 2010 the Jewish population shrank to 64%. In the same period the Arab population increased from 26,5% in 1967 to 36% in 2010. [64] [65] In 1999, the Jewish total fertility rate was 3.8 children per woman, while the Palestinian rate was 4.4. This led to concerns that Arabs would eventually ...
MFA Israel: Jews flourished at first; Umar encouraged Jews to settle in Jerusalem after 500-year ban. [ 22 ] 688–744 (–1033): Frequent plague recurrences and devastating earthquakes in 749 , 881 and 1033 ) caused a steady decline of the population, falling from around 1 million in the 5th c. to a lowest estimate of 400–560,000 by 1096 ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Palestine demographics, 1st century through the Mandate. Figures in thousands, i.e. 100 represents 100,000, 1,000 represents 1,000,000. See also the detailed timeline Year Jews Christians Muslims Total 1st c. Majority – – ~1,250 4th c. Majority Minority – >1st c. 5th c. Minority Majority ...
c. 2000 BCE: First known mention of the city, using the name Rušalimum, in the Middle Kingdom Egyptian Execration texts; although the identification of Rušalimum as Jerusalem has been challenged. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Semitic root S-L-M in the name is thought to refer to either "peace" (Salam or Shalom in modern Arabic and Hebrew) or Shalim ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Satellite image of the Palestine region from 2003 The timeline of the Palestine region is a timeline of major events in the history of Palestine. For more details on the history of Palestine see History of Palestine. In cases where the year or month is uncertain, it is marked with a slash, for ...
Settler population by year in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and Golan Heights 1972-2007 [1] [dead link ] [2] [dead link ] This is a timeline of the development of and controversy over Israeli settlements. As of January 30, 2022 the West Bank settlement population was 490,493 and the settler population in the Golan Heights was ...