Farkha

Farkha
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicفرخة
Farkha, 2016
Farkha, 2016
Farkha is located in State of Palestine
Farkha
Farkha
Location of Farkha within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°04′11″N 35°8′56″E / 32.06972°N 35.14889°E / 32.06972; 35.14889
Palestine grid164/164
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateSalfit
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Elevation587 m (1,926 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total1,650
Name meaningFurkhah, from personal name[3]

Farkha (Arabic: فرخة) is a Palestinian village in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, 30 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 1,650 in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ Farkha 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. 229