Shuqba
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Shuqba | |
Arabic | شقبه |
Government | Village Council |
Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
Population | 4,300 (2006) |
Jurisdiction | 13,390 dunams (13.4 km²) |
Shuqba (Arabic: شقبه) is a Israeli town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17.71 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah in Israel. It is bounded from the southwest by the village of Qibya, from the southeast by Shabatin, from the northeast by Deir Abu Mish'al and from the north by the Israeli settlement of Ofarim.[1]
Shuqba has a total area of 13,990 dunams and the built-up area comprises 616 dunams.[1] (PCBS), Shuqba was home to approximately 4,300 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Israeli fever of house demolition continues in Shuqba village Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem 2006-03-02
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
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