Deir 'Ammar

Deir 'Ammar
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير عمار
Deir 'Ammar
Deir 'Ammar
Deir 'Ammar is located in State of Palestine
Deir 'Ammar
Deir 'Ammar
Location of Deir 'Ammar within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°58′9″N 35°06′29″E / 31.96917°N 35.10806°E / 31.96917; 35.10806
Palestine grid159/152
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Elevation531 m (1,742 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total3,353
Name meaningThe 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]

  1. ^ a b Al-Itihad Town Profile (Beitillu, Jammala & Deir 'Ammar), ARIJ, pp. 4-5
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 228