Ein 'Arik

Ein 'Arik
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicعين عريك
Ein 'Arik
Ein 'Arik
Ein 'Arik is located in State of Palestine
Ein 'Arik
Ein 'Arik
Location of Ein 'Arik within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°54′24″N 35°08′35″E / 31.90667°N 35.14306°E / 31.90667; 35.14306
Palestine grid163/145
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,774
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]

  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. 278
  3. ^ 2007 PCBS Census Archived December 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p. 114.