Al-Funduq

Al-Funduq
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالفندق
Al-Funduq
Al-Funduq
Al-Funduq is located in State of Palestine
Al-Funduq
Al-Funduq
Location of Al-Funduq within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°11′27″N 35°08′13″E / 32.19083°N 35.13694°E / 32.19083; 35.13694
Palestine grid163/177
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateQalqilya
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Area
 • Total
9,335 dunams (9.3 km2 or 3.6 sq mi)
Elevation404−462 m (−1,112 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
1,125
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Name meaningEl Funduk, "the inn"[2]

Al-Funduq (Arabic: الفندق) was a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located east of Qalqilya.[3] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,125 in 2017.[4] The village took its name from one Arabic word for "inn."[2]

In 2012 it was decided that Jinsafut and Al-Funduq should be merged under one local council.[1]

  1. ^ a b Jinsafut Village Profile (including Al Funduq Locality), ARIJ, 2013, p. 4
  2. ^ a b Palmer, 1881, p. 182
  3. ^ The Segregation Wall hits more Palestinian lands in Qalqilyia district Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Land Research Center (LRC) & The Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2004-06-15.
  4. ^ Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (February 2018). "Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). p. 71. Retrieved May 19, 2023.