An-Nazla al-Wusta () is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 17 kilometers North-east of Tulkarm.
History Ottoman era Pottery remains from the Ottoman era have been found here.Zertal, 2016, p. 356
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Nuzlet el Wusta as a hamlet smaller than Nuzlet et Tinat, and located "on a spur, with a few trees."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 153
British Mandate era In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla el Wusta was 60 Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21 with 1,609 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, 264 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 428 were used for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 127 while 2 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 al-Wusta came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950.
In 1961, the population of Nazla Wusta was 128.Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
Post 1967 Since the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla al-Wusta has been under Israeli occupation.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla al-Wusta had a population of approximately 437 inhabitants in 2017. 38.7% of the population of an-Nazla al-Wusta were refugees in 1997.Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The healthcare facilities for 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-Wusta Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons