Deir Qaddis

Deir Qaddis
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير قديس
 • LatinDeir Qiddis (official)
Dayr Qaddis (unofficial)
View of Deir Qaddis
View of Deir Qaddis
Deir Qaddis is located in State of Palestine
Deir Qaddis
Deir Qaddis
Location of Deir Qaddis within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°56′58″N 35°02′44″E / 31.94944°N 35.04556°E / 31.94944; 35.04556
Palestine grid154/150
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityFares Ibrahim
Area
 • Total
8,207 dunams (8.2 km2 or 3.2 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
372 m (1,220 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
2,452
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Name meaning"Monastery of the saint"[3]

Deir Qaddis (Arabic: دير قديس) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah.[4] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,452 inhabitants in 2017.[2] The town consists of 8,207 dunams, of which 438 dunams are classified as built-up area. As a result of 1995 accords, 7.7% of Deir Qaddis' land was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority for civil affairs, so-called Area B, but Israel still retains full control of 92.3% of the town, being in Area C.[5]

  1. ^ Deir Qaddis 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
  4. ^ The Case of Deir Qiddis village Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem 10 November 2007.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ARIJ16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).