al-Asakra
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicالعساكرة
  Latinal-Asakira (official)
al-Asakreh (unofficial)
al-Asakra is located in State of Palestine
al-Asakra
al-Asakra
Location of al-Asakra within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°40′18″N 35°13′35″E / 31.67167°N 35.22639°E / 31.67167; 35.22639
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
  TypeVillage council
Area
  Total2,116 dunams (2.1 km2 or 0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,001
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

Al-Asakra (Arabic: العساكرة) is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank, located 4.5 kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. It is a part of the Jannatah municipality. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,001 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[1]

Al-Asakra has a land area of 2,116 dunams and is a part of the larger Arab al-Ta'amira village cluster, lies between the towns of Tuqu' and Za'atara covering an area of 217,236 dunams (21 km2). Agriculture is the main economic activity of the region, which is located in Area 'C' and falls under the control of the Israel civil administration.[2]

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