Beit Liqya

Beit Liqya
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبيت لقيا
 • LatinBeit Liqya (official)
Bayt Liqya (unofficial)
Beit Liqya is located in State of Palestine
Beit Liqya
Beit Liqya
Location of Beit Liqya within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°52′09″N 35°04′01″E / 31.86917°N 35.06694°E / 31.86917; 35.06694
Palestine grid156/141
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityAreej Assi
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total9,304
Name meaning"The house of Likia"[2]

Beit Liqya (Arabic: بيت لقيا) is a Palestinian town located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 9,304 in 2017.[1]

Beit Liqya is located 13.5 km southwest of Ramallah. It is bordered by Beit ‘Anan and Beit ‘Ur al Foqa to the east, Kharbatha al Misbah to the north, Beit Sira and Beit Nuba to the west, and Beit Nuba and Kharayib Umm al Lahim to the south.[3]

  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. 286
  3. ^ Beit Liqya Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 4