Deir 'Ammar | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | دير عمار |
Location of Deir 'Ammar within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°58′9″N 35°06′29″E / 31.96917°N 35.10806°E | |
Palestine grid | 159/152 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Elevation | 531 m (1,742 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 3,353 |
Name meaning | The monastery of the builder[3] |
Deir 'Ammar (Arabic: دير عمار) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 3,353 inhabitants in 2017.[2]
Deir 'Ammar, together with Beitillu and Jammala, form the new town of Al-Ittihad.[1]