'Anata

'Anata
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicعناتا
 • LatinAnata (official)
'Anata in 2008
'Anata in 2008
'Anata is located in State of Palestine
'Anata
'Anata
Location of 'Anata within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°48′46″N 35°15′43″E / 31.81278°N 35.26194°E / 31.81278; 35.26194
Palestine grid174/135
State State of Palestine
GovernorateJerusalem
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityAhmad Kamil Alrifai
Area
 • Total30,603 dunams (30.6 km2 or 11.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total16,919
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Name meaningAnata, personal name[2]

'Anata (Arabic: عناتا) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem's Old City. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Anata had a population of 16,919 in 2017.[1] Its total land area is 30,603 dunams, of which over half now lies within the Israeli Jerusalem municipality and 1,654 is Palestinian built-up area.[3] Since 1967, 'Anata has been occupied by Israel. Together with Shu'afat refugee camp, the village is almost surrounded by the Israeli West Bank barrier, cutting it off from Jerusalem and surrounding villages except for a checkpoint in the west and a road in the north-east that gives access to the rest of the West Bank.[4]

  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 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 283
  3. ^ 'Anata Town Profile Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 21 July 2004.
  4. ^ Btselem (Nov 2014) Map of the West Bank, Settlements and the Separation Barrier