Beit Wazan

Beit Wazan
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبيت وزن
 • LatinBeit Wazan (official)
Bayt Wazan (unofficial)
Beit Wazan to the right
Beit Wazan to the right
Beit Wazan is located in State of Palestine
Beit Wazan
Beit Wazan
Location of Beit Wazan within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°13′53″N 35°12′57″E / 32.23139°N 35.21583°E / 32.23139; 35.21583
Palestine grid170/181
State State of Palestine
GovernorateNablus
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,312
Name meaningThe house of Udhen[2]

Beit Wazan (Arabic: بيت وزن) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 4.5 kilometers west of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a population of 1,312 inhabitants in 2017.[1]

  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. 180