'Atara | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | عطارة |
• Latin | Attara (official) Ataroth (unofficial) |
Location of 'Atara within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°00′09″N 35°12′23″E / 32.00250°N 35.20639°E | |
Palestine grid | 169/156 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Area | |
• Total | 9,545 dunams (9.5 km2 or 3.7 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,492 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Attara, Ataroth[2] |
'Atara (Arabic: عطارة 'Atâra) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 15 kilometers north of Ramallah in the central West Bank. It is situated along a mountain ridge line with four peaks and is built upon the second highest point in the West Bank at 810 meters above sea level.[3][4] 'Atara's total land area consists of 9,545 dunams, most of which is cultivable.[4]