Jaba', Jerusalem

Jaba’
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicجبع
Jaba', Jerusalem from the north
Jaba', Jerusalem from the north
Jaba’ is located in State of Palestine
Jaba’
Jaba’
Location of Jaba’ within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°51′27″N 35°15′40″E / 31.85750°N 35.26111°E / 31.85750; 35.26111
Palestine grid174/140
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJerusalem
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Elevation664 m (2,178 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total3,921
Name meaningThe hill[3]

Jaba’ (Arabic: جبع) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located northeast of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,921 in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ Jaba' Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 4
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 296