Nazlat 'Isa () is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the western West Bank, located North of Tulkarm.
History Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here, as have cisterns and tombs.Dauphin, 1998, p. 755
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described the village, then named Nuzlet el Masfy as: "A small village on the low hills, with wells."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. 47
British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nazlet Esa had a population of 203 Muslims,Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Tulkarm, p. 27 increasing in the 1931 census to 261 Muslims, living in 62 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 56
In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazlat Isa was 380 Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21 with 2,030 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 76 Of this, 684 dunams were for plantations and irrigable land, 750 were used for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127 while 12 dunams were built-up (urban) land.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 177
Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Nazlat 'Isa came under Jordanian rule.
In 1961, the population of Nazlet 'Ise was 627.Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
Post 1967 Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Nazlat 'Isa has been under Israeli occupation.
In 2003, during the Second Intifada, over 60 shops were destroyed by Israeli civil administration bulldozers. The Israeli civil administration claimed that the shops were demolished because they were built without a permit. Palestinians consider Israeli military curfews and property destruction to constitute collective punishment against innocent Palestinians.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Nazlat 'Isa had a population of approximately 2,502 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,302 inhabitants by 2017.Projected Mid -Year Population for Tulkarm Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 8.7% of the population of Nazlat 'Isa were refugees in 1997.Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The healthcare facilities for Nazlat 'Isa are designated as MOH level 2.Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate
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External links Welcome To Nazlat 'Isa Nazlat Issa Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: IAA, Wikimedia commons