Beit Liqya | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | بيت لقيا |
• Latin | Beit Liqya (official) Bayt Liqya (unofficial) |
Location of Beit Liqya within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°52′09″N 35°04′01″E / 31.86917°N 35.06694°E | |
Palestine grid | 156/141 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Head of Municipality | Areej Assi |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 9,304 |
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]