An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya () is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 18 kilometers North-east of Tulkarm.
Ottoman Period In 1870/1871 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of al-Sha'rawiyya al-Sharqiyya.
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Nuzlet ash Sherkiyeh as "a small hamlet, with a well to the south, and a few olives. It stands on high ground, and has a palm tree near."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 153
British Mandate era In the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nazla ash Sharqiya had a population of 256 Muslims, in a total of 52 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 70
In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla esh Sharqiya was 300 Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21 with 4,840 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, 723 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 268 were used for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127 while 5 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, An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.
In 1961, the population of Nazla Sharqiya was 507.Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
Post 1967 Since the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla ash-Sharqiya has been under Israeli occupation.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya had a population of approximately 1,623 inhabitants in 2017. 5.4% of the population of an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya were refugees in 1997.Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The healthcare facilities for an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya and the villagers of an-Nazla al Wusta are based in an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate
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External links Welcome To al-Nazla al-Sharqiya Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons