Qabatiya

Qabatiya
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicقباطية
Qabatiya general view (Eastern field)
Qabatiya general view (Eastern field)
Qabatiya is located in State of Palestine
Qabatiya
Qabatiya
Location of Qabatiya within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°24′35″N 35°16′51″E / 32.40972°N 35.28083°E / 32.40972; 35.28083
Palestine grid176/201
StateState of Palestine (occupied by Israel)
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityMr. Mahmoud Kameel
Area
 • Total50,547 dunams (50.55 km2 or 19.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total24,439
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Name meaning“The Copts´place”[2]

Qabatiya (Arabic: قباطية, also spelled Qabatia, Qabatya, and Kabatiya) is a city in Jenin Governorate, West Bank, Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 19,197 in 2007 and 24,439 by 2017.[1][3]

Its entire land area is 50,547 dunams (50.5 km2; 19.5 sq mi), and its elevation is roughly 256 meters (840 feet).[4] Qabatiya is famous for its olive groves, modern agriculture, and limestone industry.

  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 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 187
  3. ^ 2007 Locality Population Statistics. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  4. ^ Qabatiya – قباطية