Abu Qash | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | ابو قش |
• Latin | Abu Qash (official) Abu Qashsh (unofficial) |
Location of Abu Qash within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°57′04″N 35°11′03″E / 31.95111°N 35.18417°E | |
Palestine grid | 167/150 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,237 |
Name meaning | the 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]