Majdal Bani Fadil

Majdal Bani Fadil
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicمجدل بني فاضل
Majdal Bani Fadil
Majdal Bani Fadil
Majdal Bani Fadil is located in State of Palestine
Majdal Bani Fadil
Majdal Bani Fadil
Location of Majdal Bani Fadil within Palestine
Majdal Bani Fadil is located in the West Bank
Majdal Bani Fadil
Majdal Bani Fadil
Location of Majdal Bani Fadil within the West Bank
Coordinates: 32°05′01″N 35°21′46″E / 32.08361°N 35.36278°E / 32.08361; 35.36278
Palestine grid184/165
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateNablus
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • Head of MunicipalityWalid Othman
Area
 • Total28,000 dunams (28.0 km2 or 10.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,907
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Name meaningThe watch tower of the Beni Fadil (an Arab clan)[2]

Majdal Bani Fadil (Arabic: مجدل بني فاضل) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine in the northern West Bank, located 23 kilometers (14 mi) southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,907 inhabitants in 2017.[1]

Majdal Bani Fadil is under the local administration of a nine-member village council headed by Walid Othman.[3] Most of the village's residents are from the Othman and Zayn ad-Din clans. The main economic activities are herding and agriculture, specifically olives, grapes, prunes and figs. The main road connecting Majdal Bani Fadil to Ramallah and Nablus and Jericho has been closed off to the village since 2000 during the Second Intifada.[4]

  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. 257
  3. ^ Council Members[permanent dead link]. Majdal Bani Fadil Council.
  4. ^ Majdal Bani Fadil Village. POICA, 2010-07-02.