Qira | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | قيره |
| • Latin | Qira (official) |
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  Qira Location of Qira within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°07′19″N 35°10′18″E / 32.12194°N 35.17167°E | |
| Palestine grid | 166/169 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Salfit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,278 |
| Name meaning | Pitch[3] |
Qira (Arabic: قيرة) is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, 19 kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 1,278 in 2017.[2]
- ^ Qira Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 4
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 237