Kiryat Arba

Kiryat Arba
  • קִרְיַת־אַרְבַּע
  • قرية أربع
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Qiryat ʔarbaˁ
 • Also spelledQiryat Arba (official)
Kiryat Arba is located in the Southern West Bank
Kiryat Arba
Kiryat Arba
Coordinates: 31°31′42″N 35°7′7″E / 31.52833°N 35.11861°E / 31.52833; 35.11861
RegionWest Bank
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
Founded1968–1971
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityEliyahu Libman[1]
Area
 • Total4,386 dunams (4.386 km2 or 1.693 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total7,490
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Name meaningTown of the Four [Giants]
WebsiteOfficial website

Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba (Hebrew: קִרְיַת־אַרְבַּע, lit.'Town of the Four') is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2022 it had a population of 7,490.

Israeli settlements like Kiryat Arba are illegal under international law.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference JPost20181031 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. December 10, 2009.