Kafr Ra'i | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | كفر راعي |
Location of Kafr Ra'i within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°22′34″N 35°09′18″E / 32.37611°N 35.15500°E | |
Palestine grid | 164/197 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jenin |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 8,471 |
Name meaning | "Village of the Shepherd" |
Kafr Ra'i (Arabic: كفر راعي, transliterated Kafr Râày) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 22 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Ra'i had a population of 7,364 in the 2007 census and 8,471 by 2017.[1][2]