Salhab
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This article is about the village in the northern West Bank. For the town in northern Syria, see Tell Salhab.
Salhab (Arabic: سلحب, also known as Khirbet Salhab) is a small Palestinian village in the Tubas Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located four kilometers north of Tubas. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, it had a population of 45 living in five households in 2007 and a population of 25 in 2017.[1][3] As of 2007, its mayor was Fawze Sawafta.[4]
Quick Facts Arabic transcription(s), • Arabic ...
Salhab | |
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Local Development Committee | |
Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | سلحب |
• Latin | Khirbet Salhab "خربة سلهب" (official) |
Location of Salhab within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°21′15″N 35°22′21″E | |
Palestine grid | 185/195 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Tubas |
Founded | 1880 (modern settlement) |
Government | |
• Type | Local Development Committee (from 1999) |
• Head of Municipality | Fawze Sawafta |
Area | |
• Total | 5,000 dunams (5.0 km2 or 1.9 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 25 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Name meaning | "The Ruin of the Tall Man"[2] |
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