Deir Istiya

Deir Istiya
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير إستيا
 • LatinDeir Istya (official)
Dayr Istiya (unofficial)
Skyline of Deir Istiya, 2015
Skyline of Deir Istiya, 2015
Deir Istiya is located in State of Palestine
Deir Istiya
Deir Istiya
Location of Deir Istiya within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°07′50″N 35°08′24″E / 32.13056°N 35.14000°E / 32.13056; 35.14000
Palestine grid163/170
State State of Palestine
GovernorateSalfit
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityJamal Alfaris[1]
Area
 • Total36,000 dunams (36.0 km2 or 13.9 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
379 m (1,243 ft)
Population
 (2017)[3]
 • Total3,696
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Name meaning"Monastery of Istiya"[4]

Deir Istiya (Arabic: دير إستيا) is a Palestinian town of 3,696 in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) southwest of Nablus. The built-up area of Deir Istiya is 74 dunams, and its old city has about thirty families.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IWPS2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Deir Istiya Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 4
  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.
  4. ^ Palmer 1881, p. 228
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference PAPP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).