Kafr Laqif

Kafr Laqif
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفر لاقف
Kafr Laqif is located in State of Palestine
Kafr Laqif
Kafr Laqif
Location of Kafr Laqif within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°10′58″N 35°05′26″E / 32.18278°N 35.09056°E / 32.18278; 35.09056
Palestine grid158/176
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateQalqilya
Government
 • TypeLocal Development Committee
Elevation342 m (1,122 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total1,039
Name meaningThe village of Lakif, meaning a ruinous structure, especially a well or cistern.[3]

Kafr Laqif (Arabic: كفر لاقف) is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western West Bank, located 22 kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,039 inhabitants in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ Kafr Laqif Village Profile, 2013, 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. 184