ar-Rihiya | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | ريحيا |
  ar-Rihiya Location of ar-Rihiya within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′13″N 35°04′30″E / 31.47028°N 35.07500°E | |
| Palestine grid | 157/097 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,754 |
| Name meaning | Possibly "The coiled-up snake"[2] |
Ar-Rihiya (Arabic: ريحيا) is a Palestinian town located six kilometers southwest of Hebron. The town is in the Hebron Governorate southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 5,754 in 2017.[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.
- ^ According to Palmer, 1881, p. 405, the name might also come from "A millstone", or "A plot of ground, about a mile square, above the water level".