This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Birzeit (Arabic: بيرزيت), also Bir Zeit, is a Palestinian Christian town north of Ramallah, in the West Bank.

It is bordered by Jifna and Ein Siniya to the east, 'Atara to the north, Burham, Kobar and Al-Zaytouneh to the west, and Abu Qash to the south.

[1] Sherds from the Iron Age II, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Mamluk eras have been found.

[10][11][6] It also identified with Bethzetho and Bethzaith, a village mentioned in 1 Maccabees and by Josephus in relation to Judas Maccabeus' war with Bacchides.

[15] Socin, citing an official Ottoman village list compiled around 1870, noted that Bir Zet as having 73 houses and a male population of 250.

The author felt that the incident was notable "as there was no European hand in it from first to last, and it shows what the Fellahin are capable of under wise and energetic native guidance.

"[21] In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, the village, called Bair Zait, had a total population of 896; 119 Muslims and 777 Christian;[22] 399 Orthodox, 253 Roman Catholics and 125 Anglicans.

[26] Of this, 6,908 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 2,414 for cereals,[27] while 402 dunams were classified as built-up (urban) areas.

Dozens of buildings vacated by the university's move to Ramallah were restored, reinvigorating social and economic development.

The goal of the festival is to highlight traditional Palestinian food, empower women and promote rural tourism.