Deir Abu Da'if

Deir Abu Da'if
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير ابو ضعيف
Deir Abu Da'if is located in State of Palestine
Deir Abu Da'if
Deir Abu Da'if
Location of Deir Abu Da'if within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°27′21″N 35°21′57″E / 32.45583°N 35.36583°E / 32.45583; 35.36583
Palestine grid184/206
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total7,045
Name meaningThe convent of Abu Daif, p. n.=father of the weak, or lean one[2]

Deir Abu Da'if (Arabic: دير ابو ضعيف) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 6 km east of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,293 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 7,045 in 2017.[1][3]

  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. 160
  3. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived September 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics