'Atara | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عطارة |
| • Latin | Attara (official) Ataroth (unofficial) |
 View of 'Atara | |
  'Atara Location of 'Atara within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°00′09″N 35°12′23″E / 32.00250°N 35.20639°E | |
| Palestine grid | 169/156 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,545 dunams (9.5 km2 or 3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,492 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Attara, Ataroth[2] |
'Atara (Arabic: عطارة 'Atâra) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 15 kilometers north of Ramallah in the central West Bank. It is situated along a mountain ridge line with four peaks and is built upon the second highest point in the West Bank at 810 meters above sea level.[3][4] 'Atara's total land area consists of 9,545 dunams, most of which is cultivable.[4]
- ^ 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. 225
- ^ The Struggles of a Palestinian Community due to the West Bank Closure Archived December 22, 2005, at the Wayback Machine Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2001-02-02.
- ^ a b 'Atara The Palestinian Association of Cultural Exchange