ɪnðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv wˈɑːdi ˈældʒˈɑːz ðə ʃˈænti nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv dʒˈæbəl ˈæbuː dʒˈɪbnə wʌz hˈoʊm tə θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ɹˈɛzᵻdənts, æz ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, mˈeɪnli fɹʌmðə vɪsˈɪnᵻɾi ʌv sˈæɜː.
In the center of Wadi al-Joz the shanty neighborhood of Jabal Abu Jibna was home to 350 residents, as of the 1990s, mainly from the vicinity of Sa'ir.