An-Naqura

An Naqura
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالناقورة
 • Latinan-Naqoura (official)
al-Nakura (unofficial)
Houses in south An-Naqura. Up on the hill on the right is Ibrahim al-Adham Sheikh tomb.
Houses in south An-Naqura. Up on the hill on the right is Ibrahim al-Adham Sheikh tomb.
An Naqura is located in State of Palestine
An Naqura
An Naqura
Location of An Naqura within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°15′56″N 35°12′05″E / 32.26556°N 35.20139°E / 32.26556; 35.20139
Palestine grid169/185
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateNablus
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityMuhammad Hashish
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,786
Name meaningEn Nakurah: the horn or trumpet[2]

An-Naqura (Arabic: الناقورة, also spelled al-Nakura) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 10 kilometers northwest of Nablus and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Shavei Shomron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the village had a population of 1,545 in 2007 and 1,786 in 2017.[1][3] An-Naqura is administered by a ten-member village council headed by Muhammad Hashish.[4]

  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. 188
  3. ^ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p. 108.
  4. ^ Naqura Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC).