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Economy of Jifna


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the Palestinian territories—although the latter no longer applies to the West Bank.

According to the PCBS, 98.5% of Jifna's 201 households are connected to electricity through a public network. The same percentage is connected to a sewage system, mostly through a cesspit. Pipe water is provided for 98% of the households primarily through a public network (97.5%), but some residents receive water through a private system (1.5%). The village is home to the Jifna Women's Charitable Society which offers health services and recreational activities for women and children.

Small businesses

There are three restaurants in Jifna: Al-Burj Restaurant, Red Valley Restaurant and Garden, and Tabash Restaurant, as well as a hotel: al-Murouj Pension. In 2003, the Odeh family of Jifna opened a leisure complex—called the Dream Day Resort—in the village. The complex, containing a half-Olympic-size swimming pool, a children's pool and a jacuzzi is frequented by residents in Jifna and the surrounding area.

Al-Burj Restaurant—also known as "Burj Jifna"—specializes in Palestinian cuisine and contains a café and a Palestinian culture hall. Situated in the center of the village, the restaurant is the site of Jifna's old city. With international funding, the local youth club restored the area, adding bright accents to the stone masonry. The restaurant has become a center of tourism and the complex provides tours for its rooms, olive oil presses and ancient ramparts. Tabash Restaurant was founded in 1962 by a Palestinian refugee family from Jaffa. Initially known as al-Wadi Bar, it received its current name in 1972. The owners and the employees of the restaurant are from the Tabash family

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