an-Nuway'imah | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | النويعمه |
| • Latin | an-Nuwei'ma (official) al-Nuwayimah (unofficial) |
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  an-Nuway'imah Location of an-Nuway'imah within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′23″N 35°26′40″E / 31.88972°N 35.44444°E | |
| Palestine grid | 190/144 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jericho |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52,600 dunams (52.6 km2 or 20.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,794 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Ain en Nueiameh=The spring of the soft soil[2] |
al-Nuway'imah (Arabic: النويعمه) is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers north of Jericho. It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley. The village contains one primary and secondary school.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 339
- ^ al-Nuway'imah (in Arabic)