Al-Janiya

al-Janiya
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالجانيه
al-Janiya is located in State of Palestine
al-Janiya
al-Janiya
Location of al-Janiya within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°56′18″N 35°07′19″E / 31.93833°N 35.12194°E / 31.93833; 35.12194
Palestine grid161/149
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,296
Name meaning"to gather fruit"[2]

Al-Janiya (Arabic: الجانيه) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate located 8 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a population of 1,296 inhabitants by 2017.[1]

  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 229