Abu Qash

Abu Qash
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicابو قش
 • LatinAbu Qash (official)
Abu Qashsh (unofficial)
Abu Qash is located in State of Palestine
Abu Qash
Abu Qash
Location of Abu Qash within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°57′04″N 35°11′03″E / 31.95111°N 35.18417°E / 31.95111; 35.18417
Palestine grid167/150
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,237
Name meaningthe father of Kǔsh (a bucket)[2]

Abu Qash (Arabic: ابو قش) is a Palestinian village located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, located north of Ramallah and south of the Birzeit University. According to the 2017 census conducted by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,237.[1]

  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. 221