Deir Nidham | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | دير نظام |
• Latin | Deir Nizam (unofficial) |
Location of Deir Nidham within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°0′10″N 35°6′49″E / 32.00278°N 35.11361°E | |
Palestine grid | 160/156 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
• Head of Municipality | Abdul Nasser Faraj Hamed al-Tamimi |
Area | |
• Total | 4,000 dunams (4.0 km2 or 1.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 876 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Name meaning | "The monastery of the marshal"[3] |
Website | www.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]