Wadi al-Arayis (; ) is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers east of Bethlehem, administratively in the Bethlehem Governorate, southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,169 in mid-year 2006.Projected Mid -Year Population for Bethlehem Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The primary healthcare is obtained in al 'Ubeidiya where the Ministry of Heath have classified the care facilities as level 3.West Bank Healthcare
History In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Wadi Arayis came under Jordanian rule.
In a 1961 census the population of Wadi Arayis was 357.Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 23
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been under Israeli occupation
The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 501.
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