Deir Jarir | |
|---|---|
Place | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | دير جرير |
 Deir Jarir, in 2013 | |
  Deir Jarir Location of Deir Jarir | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′52″N 35°17′45″E / 31.96444°N 35.29583°E | |
| Palestine grid | 178/152 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Area | |
| • Place | 33,357 dunams (33.357 km2 or 12.879 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 33,400 dunams (33.4 km2 or 12.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Place | 4,469 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The monastery or house of Jerir[3] |
| Website | www |
Deir Jarir (Arabic: دير جرير) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located twelve kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Ramallah. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking the Jordan Valley at an elevation of 900 metres (3,000 feet).[4] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Deir Jarir had a population of 4,469 inhabitants in 2017.[2]
It spreads across a large land area of 33,357 dunams (33.357 km2), of which 17.2% is under the civil jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and the remainder under Israeli military control. Most of the land under PNA administration is urban, surrounded by grape vines, and groves of fig and olive trees. 76% of the town's area is open space.[4]
- ^ Deir Jarir Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 5
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 228
- ^ a b About Deir Jarir village Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2008-03-15.