Duma | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | دوما |
| • Latin | Doma (official) |
 View of Duma, January 2014 | |
  Duma Location of Duma within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′27″N 35°22′02″E / 32.05750°N 35.36722°E | |
| Palestine grid | 184/162 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Abd al-Salaam Dawabsha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,351 dunams (17.4 km2 or 6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,674 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The lotus[2] |
Duma (Arabic: دوما, also spelled as Douma)[3] is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 25 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,674 inhabitants in 2017.[1] Duma's total land area consists of 17,351 dunams, about 200 of which are designated as built-up area.[4]
The Duma arson attack in 2015, perpetrated by Israeli settlers, resulted in the death of an 18 months old child and both his parents in the village.
- ^ 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. 253
- ^ "Life in the West Bank: What is the Palestinian Authority for?". The Economist. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ New Israeli Demolition Warnings to Palestinian Houses in Doma Village Land Research Center. 10 May 2008.