Jaba', Jenin

Jaba'
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicجبع
Jaba', Jenin, 2019
Jaba', Jenin, 2019
Jaba' is located in State of Palestine
Jaba'
Jaba'
Location of Jaba' within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°19′26″N 35°13′20″E / 32.32389°N 35.22222°E / 32.32389; 35.22222
Palestine grid171/192
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityBassam Jarrar
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total10,413
Name meaningFrom "hill"[2]

Jaba' (Arabic: جبع) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, in the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 8,942 in the 2007 census and 10,413 by 2017.[1][3] The village is situated on the slopes of the Jabal Dabrun mountain. The village and its immediate vicinity contain a number of archaeological sites, including a tomb for a certain Neby Yarub. During the Ottoman era, Jaba' served as a throne village of the powerful Jarrar family. The village is administered by a municipal council, currently headed by Bassam Jarrar.

  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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Palmer147 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Table 26 (Cont.): Localities in the West Bank by Selected Indicators, 2007" (PDF) (in Arabic). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-10.