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Bīr Zayt, Palestinian Territory
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Bīr Zayt is a small city in West Bank, Palestinian Territory with a population of 6,398. Elevation: 2,543 ft (775 m). Average temperature: 70°F (21°C).
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About Bīr Zayt
Birzeit, also Bir Zeit, is a Palestinian Christian town north of Ramallah, in the West Bank. Its population in the 2017 census was 5,878. Birzeit is home to Birzeit University and to the Birzeit Brewery.
People
Climate
| Population | 6,398 |
| Population Density | 1,183 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 2,543 ft (775 m) |
| Coordinates | 31.9696°, 35.1941° |
| Timezone | Asia/Hebron |
| Country | 🇵🇸 Palestinian Territory |
| State / Province | West Bank |
| Average Temperature | 70°F (21°C) |
| January Average | 58°F (14°C) |
| July Average | 83°F (28°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 23.6 inches (598 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Bīr Zayt
Bīr Zayt is a small city in Palestinian Territory (West Bank) with a population of 6,398. The city sits at an elevation of 2,543 feet (775 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 70°F (21°C). Temperatures range from 58°F in January to 83°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 23.6 inches. The timezone is Asia/Hebron.
Climate in Bīr Zayt
Bīr Zayt has an average annual temperature of 21.4°C (71°F). The hottest month is Aug (28.4°C), the coldest is Jan (13.8°C). Average annual precipitation is 537 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 70.2°F |
| 30% above Palestinian Territory avg | |
| January Average | 58°F (14°C) |
| July Average | 83°F (28°C) |
| Sunny Days | 344 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 2,543 ft (775 m) |
| Area | 5.4 sq mi (14.0 km²) |
| Population Density | 1,183/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 31.9696°N, 35.1941°W |
| Timezone | Asia/Hebron |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
6 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 8.0 m (26 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1759 | AKKO | Earthquake | 8.0 m | 2,000 | 118 km |
| 2004 | DEAD SEA | Earthquake | 1.0 m | — | 47 km |
| 1837 | ISRAEL and SYRIAN COASTS | Earthquake | — | 6,000 | 118 km |
| 1546 | GAZA - JAFFA | Earthquake | — | — | 29 km |
| 1033 | AKKO | Earthquake | — | 70,000 | 116 km |
| 746 | SYRIAN and EGYPTIAN COASTS | Earthquake | — | — | 29 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F (14°C) | 4.5 in | Wettest |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 3.7 in | Coldest |
| March | 52°F (11°C) | 2.9 in | |
| April | 60°F (16°C) | 0.9 in | |
| May | 67°F (19°C) | 0.2 in | |
| June | 72°F (22°C) | 0.0 in | Driest |
| July | 83°F (28°C) | 0.0 in | Warmest |
| August | 74°F (24°C) | 0.0 in | |
| September | 72°F (22°C) | 0.0 in | |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 0.5 in | |
| November | 58°F (15°C) | 2.2 in | |
| December | 50°F (10°C) | 3.5 in |
Bīr Zayt has a seasonal temperature swing of 34°F / from 48°F in February to 83°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 18.2 inches, with January being the wettest month (4.5") and June the driest (0.0").
Schools in Bīr Zayt
5 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ameer Hasan High School for Boys | — | — | — | — |
| Bnat Majeda school For Girls | — | — | — | — |
| Bara'm Al Noor | — | — | — | — |
| Bir Ziet school For Boys | — | — | — | — |
| Birzeit girl's school | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near Bīr Zayt
25 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galgalatz (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| KAN Gimel כאן גימל (IL) | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| ECO99FM (IL) | pop, top 40 | AAC+ | |
| #joint radio Blues Rock (IL) | 60s, 70s | MP3 320 kbps | |
| #joint radio Beat Trance (IL) | ambient, edm | MP3 320 kbps | |
| #joint radio Reggae (IL) | dub, dub reggae | MP3 320 kbps | |
| קול פליי | kol-play (IL) | — | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Kcm FM Channel 01 Live (IL) | hasidic, hebrew | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Radios 100FM רדיוס (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| 100fm - 100% Movies (IL) | movie music, music | AAC+ 128 kbps | |
| Tel Aviv 102FM רדיו תל אביב (IL) | contenmporary, music | AAC+ | |
| Kan Reshet Bet (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: תורה וזימרה (IL) | jewish, music | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: הלכות ודף יומי (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: דעת רבנו (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Radio Breslev Carmiel (IL) | — | MP3 96 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: קצר וקולע (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| 88FM (IL) | — | UNKNOWN | |
| ברסלב פוריו: ספרי ברסלב (IL) | books, jewish | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Rak Musica (IL) | — | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| GUITAR - J. WILLIAMS (IL) | — | MP3 | |
| Radio Plus (XK) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| kzradio (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| toker fm (IL) | religious | MP3 128 kbps | |
| toker fm (US) | religious | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in Bīr Zayt
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnon House | ||||
| Archäologischer Park „Durch die Zeiten“ | ||||
| Artist's House | ||||
| Asirei HaMahtarot | ||||
| Barbur Gallery | ||||
| Bible Lands Museum | ||||
| Biblical Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Bloomfield Science Museum | ||||
| Burnt House | ||||
| Dar Zahran Heritage Building | ||||
| Davidson Center | ||||
| Ein Yael | ||||
| Friends of Zion Museum | ||||
| Frumin House | ||||
| Gush Katif Museum | ||||
| Ha'Rav Kook Museum | ||||
| Hebrew Music Museum | ||||
| Israel Museum | ||||
| Knesset Museum | ||||
| Mahmoud Darwish Museum (Al-Birweh Park) | ||||
| Mardigian Armenian Museum | ||||
| Memorial of Father Joseph Germer-Durand (1845-1917) | ||||
| Menachem Begin Heritage Center | ||||
| Mount Herzl | ||||
| Museum for Islamic Art | ||||
| Museum of Holocaust Art | ||||
| Museum of Islamic Art | ||||
| Museum of Italian Jewish Art | ||||
| Museum of Tolerance | ||||
| Museum on the Seam | ||||
| Nature Museum | ||||
| Noora Heritage House | ||||
| Palestinian Heritage Museum of Dar al-Tifel | ||||
| People's Museum | ||||
| Pontifical Biblical Institute | ||||
| Ramallah Museum | ||||
| Rockefeller Museum | ||||
| Sakakini Cultural Center | ||||
| Samaritan Museum | ||||
| Saxum Visitor Center | ||||
| Shrine of the Book | ||||
| Terra Sancta Museum | ||||
| The Good Samaritan Centre | ||||
| The Holocaust History Museum | ||||
| The Palestinian Museum | ||||
| Ticho House | ||||
| Yad La'Shiryon | ||||
| Yad Va'Shem | ||||
| Yasser Arafat Museum | ||||
| Zedekiah's cave | ||||
| בית האומנים | ||||
| הרובע ההרודיאני | ||||
| מוזיאון מורשת החשמונאים | ||||
| معهد الآثار |
Libraries in Bīr Zayt
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Azzun | 0.0 | |||||
| 'Azzun | 0.0 | |||||
| Abu Shakra Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al - Huda Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Bishara Office | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Nimer Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Quds Newspaper | 0.0 | |||||
| Al-Najah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al-Najah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| al-Ubeidiya Library | 0.0 | |||||
| al-Ubeidiya Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Alquds Almaftohah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Arnold Brener Urban Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Arnold Brener Urban Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Beddu library | 0.0 | |||||
| Beddu library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bedia Municipal Children's Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Beit Hakeshet | 0.0 | |||||
| Beit Hakeshet | 0.0 | |||||
| Dar Al Farok For Copping And Newspaper | 0.0 | |||||
| Dar Al-Shorooq library | 0.0 | |||||
| Galoust Gulbenkian Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Harman Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hussary Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ironit | 0.0 | |||||
| Ironit | 0.0 | |||||
| Israel Antiquitiea Authority Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Israel Antiquitiea Authority Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jerusalem Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jerusalem Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Kufur Ne'mah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Matnas Baka | 0.0 | |||||
| Matnas Baka | 0.0 | |||||
| Medo library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Municipal library | 0.0 | |||||
| Nirit library | 0.0 | |||||
| Noor Alhuda | 0.0 | |||||
| Prof. Morad Asi Public library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ramallah Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Rokn alma3rfa library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| suhar bookshop | 0.0 | |||||
| suhar bookshop | 0.0 | |||||
| The National Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Yusuf Ahmed Alghanim Library | 0.0 | |||||
| הספרייה לארכאולוגיה | 0.0 | |||||
| הספרייה לארכאולוגיה | 0.0 | |||||
| ספרייה עירונית | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית בלומפילד | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית הפקולטה למשפטים | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית כרמים | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית פסגת זאב | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית שוהם | 0.0 | |||||
| تكسي الرام | 0.0 | |||||
| تكسي الرام | 0.0 | |||||
| مطبعة بديا | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة الحسام | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة العاصف | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة منيب المصري | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Bīr Zayt
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abu khalid market | |||||
| call it spring كول ات سبرينج | |||||
| Hisbat Ramallah | |||||
| Machane Yehuda Market | |||||
| Muristan | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| השוק הערבי | |||||
| שוק האיכרים - רעות |
Restaurants in Bīr Zayt
8 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Bīr Zayt
5 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Bīr Zayt
2 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Bīr Zayt
1 dentists within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in Bīr Zayt
1 bus stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Bīr Zayt
2 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Bīr Zayt
3 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Bīr Zayt
1 gyms within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Bīr Zayt
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מבשלת שפירא |
Stadiums & Teams in Bīr Zayt
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Bīr Zayt
24 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Gurion International Airport | TLV | Large Airport |
| Bar Yehuda Airfield | MTZ | Medium Airport |
| Ramat David Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Tel Nof Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Arad Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Ash-Shunah al-Janubiyah Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Beersheba (Teyman) Airport | BEV | Small Airport |
| Ein Shemer Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Ein Vered Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Gvulot Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Habonim Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzerim Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzerim Northwest Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzor Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Herzliya Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Kedma Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Megiddo Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Mishmar Ayalon Highway Strip H | — | Small Airport |
| Naan Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Negba-Gold Agricultural Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Palmahim Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Palmahim South Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Rishon Lezion Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Tnuvot Ultralight Airfield | — | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Bīr Zayt
1 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Birzeit Post Office |
Treatment Centers in Bīr Zayt
2 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Kupat Holim Meuhedet | ||
| Kupat Holim Meuhedet |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Bīr Zayt
7 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Al Rahman Mosque | |
| Birzeit Protestant Church | |
| latin church | |
| Mosque | |
| Omar Bin Al-Khattab Mosque | |
| Saint Georgious Greek Orthodox Church | |
| st , george |
Quick Facts
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What is the population of Bīr Zayt?
Bīr Zayt has a population of 6,398 residents and is located in Palestinian Territory. The population density is 1,183 people per square mile, spread across 5.4 square miles.
What is the weather like in Bīr Zayt?
Bīr Zayt enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 70°F (21°C). Winter temperatures average 58°F in January, while summers reach an average of 83°F in July. The area receives 344 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 23.6 inches.