Iktaba | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | إكتابا |
  Iktaba Location of Iktaba within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′31″N 35°03′11″E / 32.32528°N 35.05306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 155/192 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Tulkarm |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,997 |
| Name meaning | Inscription[2] |
Iktaba (Arabic: إكتابا) is a Palestinian town located four kilometers Northeast of the city of Tulkarm in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,665 inhabitants in 2007 and 2,997 by 2017.[1][3] Refugees make-up 33% of the entire population in 1997.[4]
- ^ 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. 182
- ^ 2007 PCBS census Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). p. 108.
- ^ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics