Idna | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | إذنا |
| • Latin | Idhna (non official) |
 Idna | |
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  Idna Location of Idna within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′31″N 34°58′34″E / 31.55861°N 34.97611°E | |
| Palestine grid | 147/107 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,526 dunams (21.5 km2 or 8.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 26,009 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Lower"[2] |
Idna or Idhna (Arabic: إذنا) is a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank, located in the Hebron Governorate of the State of Palestine, 13 kilometers west of Hebron and about one kilometer east of the Green Line. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 26,009 inhabitants in 2017.[1]
Idna is physically divided into southern and northern parts by the Wadi al-Feranj.[3] Idna's primary source of income is agriculture and the town's total land area is 21,526 dunams (21.5 km2 [8.3 sq mi]), of which 2,809 dunams (2.8 km2 [1.1 sq mi]) are built up area.[4] Idna is governed by a municipal council of thirteen members and six departments.[5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 394
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1856, pp. 69-70
- ^ Demolitions, threats of demolitions and evictions in Idhna town - Hebron Governorate Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Land Research Center. 24 February 2007
- ^ Municipality of Idna Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Idna Municipality.