An-Nazla al-Gharbiya is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 16 kilometers North of Tulkarm.

History

Pottery remains from the Roman era have been found here. Southwest of the village, on the top of hill, is the tomb of Sheikh Khalil. It is constructed of old, reused stones, and pottery sherds from the Byzantine era have been found here. Pottery from the early Muslim and the Middle Ages have been found here.

Ottoman era

In 1870/1871 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of al-Sha'rawiyya al-Sharqiyya. In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described An-Nazla al-Gharbiya, then called Nuzlet et Tinat: "A little hamlet with fig trees, and a well to the west on low ground. It has caves opposite to it on the south."

British Mandate era

In the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nazla al Gharbiya had a population of 64 Muslims, in a total of 13 houses. In the 1945 statistics the population of Nazla el Gharbiya was 100 Muslims, with 2,320 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 182 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 556 were used for cereals, while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.

Jordanian era

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, An-Nazla al-Gharbiya came under Jordanian rule. In 1961, the population of Nazla Gharbiya was 187.

Post 1967

After the Six-Day War in 1967, An-Nazla al-Gharbiya has been under Israeli occupation. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an-Nazla al-Gharbiya had a population of approximately 1,110 inhabitants in 2017. 6.1% of the population of an-Nazla al-Gharbiya were refugees in 1997. The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in Baqa ash-Sharqiyya, where the facilities are designated as MOH level 3.