Sir | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | صير |
 Sir in the winter | |
  Sir Location of Sir within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′49″N 35°18′52″E / 32.36361°N 35.31444°E | |
| Palestine grid | 179/196 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 857 |
| Name meaning | The fold[2] |
Sir (Arabic: صير) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine, in the West Bank, located 18 kilometers south of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 769 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 857 by 2017.[1][3]
- ^ 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. 207
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics