Ajjul

Ajjul
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicعجّول
 • Latin'Ajjul (official)
Ajoul (unofficial)
Ajjul is located in State of Palestine
Ajjul
Ajjul
Location of Ajjul within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°01′22″N 35°10′49″E / 32.02278°N 35.18028°E / 32.02278; 35.18028
Palestine grid167/159
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityMoussa Moussa
Area
 • Total6,640 dunams (6.6 km2 or 2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,402
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Name meaning"Calves"[2]

Ajjul (Arabic: عجّول) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, located north of Ramallah. There are two archaeological sites or khirbets to the east of the village. One of the khirbets is dedicated to a former resident of Ajjul, Sheikh Abdul.[3] Ajjul is governed by a village council of three members.[4]

  1. ^ 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. 224
  3. ^ Ajjul Village Ajjul Village Council. (Translated from Arabic)
  4. ^ Village Council MembersAjjul Village Council. (Translated from Arabic)