Al-Jiftlik

Al-Jiftlik
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالجفتلك
 • LatinAl-Jeftlik (official)
El-Jeftlak (unofficial)
UNRWA school in al-Jiftlik, 2011
UNRWA school in al-Jiftlik, 2011
Al-Jiftlik is located in State of Palestine
Al-Jiftlik
Al-Jiftlik
Location of Al-Jiftlik within Palestine
Al-Jiftlik is located in the West Bank
Al-Jiftlik
Al-Jiftlik
Location of Al-Jiftlik within the West Bank
Coordinates: 32°08′39″N 35°29′36″E / 32.14417°N 35.49333°E / 32.14417; 35.49333
Palestine grid196/172
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJericho
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityMuhammad Omar Jahalin[1]
Area
 • Total185,032 dunams (185.0 km2 or 71.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total3,100
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)

Al-Jiftlik (Arabic: الجفتلك) is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, located 33 kilometers north of Jericho. Al Jiftlik is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. Nearby Palestinian localities include az-Zubaidat to the northeast, Furush Beit Dajan to the northwest, Beit Furik to the west, Aqraba, Majdal Bani Fadil and Duma to the southwest and al-Fasayil to the south.[3] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Jiftlik had a population of 3,100 in the 2017 census.[2]

The village's total area amounts to 185,032 dunams, of which 972 dunams are Palestinian built up areas, 77 are for commercial and industrial transport units, 64,032 are arable lands and 108,606 dunams are open spaces. Israeli settlements, including Massua, Hamra and Argaman and military bases account for 11,293 dunams.[3] The remaining land consists of forests and inland water.[3]

  1. ^ West Bank Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine Local Elections ( Round two)- Successful candidates by local authority, gender and No. of votes obtained, al-Jftalak p 23
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference ARIJ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).