Al-Masara
Al-Masara | |
|---|---|
Local Development Committee | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | المعصرة |
| • Latin | Al-Ma'sara (official) |
Protest in al-Masara | |
Interactive map of Al-Masara | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′17″N 35°10′48″E / 31.65472°N 35.18000°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Development Committee |
| • Head of Municipality | Mahmoud Alaeddin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,085 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "the press" |
Al-Masara (Arabic: المعصرة, pronounced al-Ma'sara; translation: "the press") is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, 6.2 km southwest of Bethlehem, part of the Bethlehem Governorate. It is surrounded by a number of smaller Palestinian villages, including Khallet al-Haddad to the east. The population was 1,085 in the 2017 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).