Beitin

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Beitin
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبيتين
 • LatinBaytin (official)
Bittin (unofficial)
Beitin, late 19th century, by Felix Bonfils
Beitin, late 19th century, by Felix Bonfils
Beitin is located in State of Palestine
Beitin
Beitin
Location of Beitin within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°55′42″N 35°14′18″E / 31.92833°N 35.23833°E / 31.92833; 35.23833
Palestine grid172/148
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
FoundedEarly 19th century[citation needed]
Government
 • TypeVillage council (from 1996)
 • Head of MunicipalityDIAB YASIN
Area
 • Total4,764 dunams (4.8 km2 or 1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,242
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 5k
house of faithcorruption of the Hebrew "Bethel",[2] house ("beth" or "beit") of God ("el")[3]

Beitin (Arabic: بيتين, romanized: Baytīn) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northeast of Ramallah along the Ramallah-Nablus road. The Palestinian village of Dura al-Qar' and Ein Yabrud lie to the north, Rammun to the east, Deir Dibwan to the southeast and al-Bireh to the southwest. The Israeli settlement of Beit El is northwest of Beitin.

Beitin was established in the mid-19th century by settlers from the nearby Burqa.[4] It stands on the site of the ancient town and biblical sanctuary of Bethel,[4][5][6] which was left abandoned after the Crusader period. The area remained uninhabited until the late Ottoman period, when modern Beitin was founded.[4]

  1. ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 226
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 2, pp. 128 -129
  4. ^ a b c Elitzur, Yoel (2004). Ancient Place Names in the Holy Land: Preservation and History. Jerusalem ; Winona Lake, Virginia: The Hebrew University Magness Press ; Eisenbrauns. pp. 59–60.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference AY1976 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol. 2, pp. 125-130.