Deir Nidham

Deir Nidham
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير نظام
 • LatinDeir Nizam (unofficial)
View of Deir Nidham, 2012
View of Deir Nidham, 2012
Deir Nidham is located in State of Palestine
Deir Nidham
Deir Nidham
Location of Deir Nidham within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°0′10″N 35°6′49″E / 32.00278°N 35.11361°E / 32.00278; 35.11361
Palestine grid160/156
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityAbdul Nasser Faraj Hamed al-Tamimi
Area
 • Total
4,000 dunams (4.0 km2 or 1.5 sq mi)
Elevation573 m (1,880 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
876
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Name meaning"The monastery of the marshal"[3]
Websitewww.deir-nidham.org

Deir Nidham (Arabic: دير نظام) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately 23 kilometers (14 mi) northwest of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is 590 meters (1,940 ft). According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, the town had a population of 876.[2]

  1. ^ Deir Nidham village profile, ARIJ, p. 4
  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