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Hebron Bethlehem Jerusalem W E S T B a N K West Bank U N O f f i c e f o r t h e C o o r d i n a t i o n o f H u m a n i t a r i a n A f f a i r s New Kedar 'Arab al Jahalin WKaElSyaT BANK Talpiyot Mizrakh Westt Bank Cllosurres -- Betthllehem JerusalemAbu Dis Kedar Beit Safafa Jerusalem (Al Quds) 398 April 2005 Sharafat Giv'at Ha-Matos Container Ash Sheikh Sa'd Al Walaja Sur Bahir Gilo Gaza Ein Yalow JORDAN Umm Tuba EGYPT ISRAEL Battir Har Homa 4 Gilo Har Gilo Al 'Ubeidiya Wadi Fukin 'Ayda Camp khallet an Nu'man Dar Salah Beit Jala DCO Al 'Aza Camp Beit Jala Al Hujeila Wadi al 'Arayis Al Haddadiya 398 Husan Tunnel Bethlehem (Beit Lahm) 356 Al Khas Wadi Fukin Hadar Betar 375 375 Umm al Qasseis Juhdum Ad Doha Beit Sahur WEST II S R A E L Umm 'Asla Betar Illit BANK Bethlehem BARRIER 60 Al Khadr Ad Duheisha Camp Dhahrat an Nada 356 (planned Artas Khallet al Louza Ras al Wad & built) e in Wadi Umm Qal'a L Bureid'a en re Al Khushna G Nahhalin Neveh Geva'ot Beit Ta'mir Ash Shawawra Neve Daniel Wadi Rahhal Khirbet an Nahla Hindaza Al Jab'a Za'tara Settler's Efrat Al 'Iqab 367 Al Jab'a Al Beida Al 'Asakira Beit Falouh 367 Rosh Tsurim Rakhme Khallet al Balluta Efrat Ath Thabra 60 Abu Nujeim Jubbet adh Dhib Bat Ayin Khallet ZakariyaEl'azar 356 Marah Ma'alla Khallet al Haddad Harmala Al Fureidis 354 Alon Shvut Jurat ash Sham'a Al Ma'sara Khirbet ad Deir Nokdim A Khallet 'Afana Wadi an Nis Bethlehem Tko'a E Surif Kfar Etzion Governorate S 3157 Al Halqum D 3157 Efrat A Safa Gush 'Etzion E Tuqu' Migdal OZ Al Manshiya D Khirbet al Mantara Umm Salamuna 60 Marah Rabah Wadi Muhammad Khirbet Mushrif Khirbet Tuqu' 90 354 Beit Fajjar Hamrush BETHLEHEM CLOSURES Hitta Al 'Arrub Camp 60 Al Maniya April 2005 Jala Beit Ummar Kharas 356 Checkpoints 9 Shuyukh al 'Arrub W E S T B A N K Partial Checkpoints 0 Nuba Karmei Tsur Kisan W E S T B A N K A Roadblocks 5 'Irqan Turad Road Gates 2 Al Baqqar A E Beit Ula Umm al Butm Kuziba E Earth Mounds 27 Ma'ale Amos S S Earth Walls 4 Shamaliyyat al Hawa 354 Trenches 6 D D 356 Mizad B A A 60 TOTAL 53 E Tarqumiya Halhul Ash Shuyukh E Sa'ir D D Beit Kahil Qafan al Khamis 'Arab ar Rashayida Khirbet al Hasaka Mitspe Shalem Telem Ras at Tawil 35 Beit 'Einun Ein Gedi 60 Adora Ad Duwwara Kureise Al 'Azazima Jurun al Louz Wadi ar Rim Al 'Uddeisa Al Khamajat Ar Rawa'in Kharsina Qinan an Namir Taffuh 60 Closures Barrier Hebron Checkpoint Completed Hebron (Al Khalil) Partial Checkpoint Under construction Qarantina, H2 Kiryat Arba Observation Tower Planned Barrier * Not included in closure summary. Planned Barrier with land requisition orders Road Gate Shohada, H2 Shalala street, H2 Road Protection Bani Na'im Roadblock Planned Barrier - path based on Israeli Government Prayers Road, H2 Earth Mound (Ministry of Defence - Seam Zone Authority) maps, Ibrahimi Mosque, H2 published 20 Feb 2005 and IDF land seizure orders. Rafada Earth Wall Barrier - path extracted from satellite imagery and verified with field surveys. Trench Barrier Gates Road Network Currently inaccessible for Palestinians 1 Prohibited Road Restricted access to Palestinians Dura Restricted Road 2 60 63 Barrier gates have been observed by the UN, Regional or Main Road of these 25 are currently open to Palestinians At Tabaqa Khagai (Beit Khagai) Qalqas with appropriate permits as of March 2005 317 Other Road Al Hijra 1. Roads on which Israel prohibits Palestinian Residential Area Pnei Khever (Ma'ale Hever) vehicle use. Palestinian Built-Up Area Kharsa 2. Roads with restrictions for Palestinian Turrama Al Fawwar Camp vehicle use. Israeli Settlement Deir Razih Zif Hadab al Fawwar Wadi as Sada Hureiz Closure mapping is a work in progress. Closure data is collected by Al Heila A OCHA field staff and is subject to change.Maps will be updated regularly. 60 H Ar Rihiya Cartography: OCHA oPt - April 2005. Biyar al 'Arus 317 C Base data: PA MoP, July 2000, OCHA update 2005. Imreish For comments contact <[email protected]> or Tel. +972 (02) 582-9962 0 2.5 5 O http://www.ochaopt.org 'Abda Khirbet Bism Yatta The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of Al Buweib the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Kilometers Qinan an Najma Ad Duweir.
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