the town had a population of over 6,409 in mid-year 2006, of whom 35% are under the age of 18. Approximately 150 - 200 persons are registered with UNRWA as refugees of the 1948 war. Villagers carry a West Bank ID card. Some 90% of the population between the ages of 18 and 35 are unemployed. The natural growth of the village will become a problem in the future due to lack of living space. Nahalin will become entirely closed in by both the expanding settlements and the Israeli West Bank barrier, placing severe constraints on the movement of residents and their access to services outside the village. References Bibliography External links Welcome To Nahhalin Nahalin, Welcome to Palestine Survey of Western Palestine, Map 17: IAA, Wikimedia commons UNRWA Profile of Nahalin Village Nahhalin Village (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ) Nahhalin Village Profile, ARIJ Nahhalin aerial photo, ARIJ The priorities and needs for development in Nahhalin village based on the community and local authorities’ assessment, ARIJ Villagers of Nahalin witness the destruction of their environment 20, August, 2003, POICA New Israeli Evacuation & Confiscation orders in Nahalin village 15, December, 2008, POICA New Israeli Security Road to isolate more than 4400 dunums from Nahalin Village 13, January, 2009, POICA Nahalin, Al-Jab'a, and Al-Ma'sara village In the Spot light Bethlehem Governorate rural communities targeted by a series of demolishing orders 29, June, 2011, POICA Soaking Nahalin with Sewage - Bethlehem Governorate 05, September, 2011, POICA How dispossession happens. The humanitarian impact of the takeover of Palestinian springs by Israeli settlers, March 2012, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory The Christian family refusing to give up its Bethlehem hill farm, BBC Seam Zone Populated places in the Bethlehem Governorate Towns in the West Bank Municipalities of the State of Palestine