Qibya
Municipality type C in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qibya (Arabic: قبية) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) northwest of Ramallah and exactly north of the large Israeli city of Modi'in. It is part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 6,090 in 2017.[1]
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Qibya | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | قبية |
Location of Qibya within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°58′39″N 35°00′35″E | |
Palestine grid | 151/153 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Head of Municipality | Fahmi Makhtub |
Area | |
• Total | 16,485 dunams (16.5 km2 or 6.4 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 6,090 |
• Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Domed[2] |
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The village is notorious for being the victim of the 1953 Qibya massacre.