Burin, Nablus

Burin
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبورين
View of Burin, 2014
View of Burin, 2014
Burin is located in State of Palestine
Burin
Burin
Location of Burin within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°11′03″N 35°14′59″E / 32.18417°N 35.24972°E / 32.18417; 35.24972
Palestine grid173/176
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateNablus
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
2,844
Name meaningfrom the Arab word for pit?[2]
Websitewww.burin.org.ps

Burin (Arabic: بورين) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of Nablus. The town had a population of 2,844 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. 181