Iktaba | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | إكتابا |
Location of Iktaba within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°19′31″N 35°03′11″E / 32.32528°N 35.05306°E | |
Palestine grid | 155/192 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Tulkarm |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,997 |
Name meaning | Inscription[2] |
Iktaba (Arabic: إكتابا) is a Palestinian town located four kilometers Northeast of the city of Tulkarm in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,665 inhabitants in 2007 and 2,997 by 2017.[1][3] Refugees make-up 33% of the entire population in 1997.[4]