page_title: Al-Bireh
section_title: Health and education
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Bireh / Health and education
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with U.S. Consul General Michael Ratney and Al Bireh Youth Foundation Chairman of the Board Dr. Samih Al Abed at the youth center in the West Bank, March 21, 2013. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
context_page_description: Al-Bireh, al-Birah, or el-Bira is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, 15 kilometers north of Jerusalem. It is situated on the central ridge running through the West Bank and is 860 meters above sea level, covering an area of 22.4 square kilometers.
  Because of its location Al-Bireh served as an economic crossroad between the north and south, along the caravan route between Jerusalem and Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of approximately 39,202 in the 2007 census.
context_section_description: In 2010, the Jerusalem Fund, National Arab American Medical Association Foundation and Physicians for Peace dedicated the Palestine Diabetes Institute in al-Bireh. Al-Quds University maintains a campus in al-Bireh.
caption: John Kerry visiting Al-Bireh youth center
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