Ein 'Arik | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | عين عريك |
Location of Ein 'Arik within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°54′24″N 35°08′35″E / 31.90667°N 35.14306°E | |
Palestine grid | 163/145 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,774 |
Name meaning | "Spring of the compactly-built one"[2] |
Ein 'Arik (Arabic: عين عريك) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 7 kilometers west of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,567 inhabitants consisting of Muslims (65%) and Christians (35%) in 2007 and a population of 1,774 in 2017.[1][3]