Khirbet Sir
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This article is about the Palestinian village in Qalqilya district. For the village in Jenin district, see Sir, Jenin.
Khirbet Sir (Arabic: خربة صير) is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 8 kilometers east of Qalqilya.
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Khirbet Sir | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | خربة صير |
Location of Sir within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°11′49″N 35°03′38″E | |
Palestine grid | 155/178 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Qalqilya |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 645 |
Name meaning | The ruin of the fold[2] |
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Following its destruction and abandonment due to 16th-century local conflict, Khirbet Sir was likely resettled in the early 20th century by people from Hajjah.[3] In 2017, it was home to 645 residents.[1]