Abu Dis | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | أبو ديس |
| • Latin | Abu Dis (official) |
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| Coordinates: 31°45′45″N 35°15′57″E / 31.76250°N 35.26583°E | |
| Palestine grid | 175/129 |
| State |  Palestine |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Adel Salah |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,332 dunams (28.3 km2 or 10.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 12,251 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The exact derivation of "Abu Dis" is widely disputed. Popular etymological theories draw inspiration from Latin for "shy", ancient Greek for "mother of ten villages", an Arabic reference to the trees which once populated the area, or an adaptation of the Roman-era village "Beta Budison" which preceded Abu Dis.[2] |
| Website | abudis |
Abu Dis or Abu Deis (Arabic: أبو ديس) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, bordering Jerusalem. Since the 1995 Oslo II Accord, Abu Dis land has been mostly part of "Area B", under Israeli military control and Palestinian civic control. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, Abu Dis had a population of 12,251 in 2017.[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.
- ^ "Abu Dis Town Profile" (PDF). The Palestinian Locality Profiles. Jerusalem: Applied Research Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2017.