'Arab al-Jahalin

ʿArab al-Jahalin
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	عرب الجهالّين
• Latin	'Arab al-Jahaleen (official) al-Jabal (unofficial)
ʿArab al-Jahalin Location of ʿArab al-Jahalin within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°45′50.64″N 35°16′51.44″E / 31.7640667°N 35.2809556°E / 31.7640667; 35.2809556
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Jerusalem
Founded	1998
Government
• Type	Village council
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	1,856
Name meaning	"the Jahalin Arabs"

ʿArab al-Jahalin also known as al-Jabal (Arabic: عرب الجهالّين; Hebrew: ערב אל-ג'האלין) is a Palestinian Bedouin neighborhood in the Jerusalem Governorate, located five kilometers southeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), ʿArab al-Jahalin had a population of approximately 1,856 inhabitants in mid-year 2017.^[1] The village is situated on a hillside outside al-Eizariya and 300 meters away from the Jerusalem Municipal dump. It is located in Area C of the West Bank, with few parts is in Area B. While the Israeli government has full control over the village, the populace hold Palestinian IDs.

ʿArab al-Jahalin contains a mosque, a seven-class school and a 12-class school. The village is linked to the East Jerusalem electricity system and has running water. As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya shares the facilities, particularly schools and health amenities with the villages of ʿArab al-Jahalin, Jabal Mukaber and ash-Sheikh Sa'd. The healthcare facilities for as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya are designated as Ministry of Health level 2.^[2] All residents of the ʿArab al-Jahalin are refugees and have UNRWA refugee papers.