Nabi Ilyas

Nabi Ilyas
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicقرية النبي الياس
 • LatinNabi Ilyas (official)
Kherbit an-Nabi al-Yas (unofficial)
Nabi Ilyas is located in State of Palestine
Nabi Ilyas
Nabi Ilyas
Location of an Nabi Elyas within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°11′04″N 35°00′57″E / 32.18444°N 35.01583°E / 32.18444; 35.01583
Palestine grid151/176
State State of Palestine
GovernorateQalqilya
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Elevation187 m (614 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total1,399
Name meaningThe prophet Elias[3]

Nabi Ilyas (Arabic: قرية النبي الياس) is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the western West Bank, located two kilometers east of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an Nabi Ilyas had a population of 1,399 inhabitants in 2017.[2] 25.6% of the population of an Nabi Ilyas were refugees in 1997.[4]

The health care facilities for an Nabi Ilyas are in Qalqilya designated as MoH level 4 there are also two clinics one run by the UNRWA and one run by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.[5]

  1. ^ An Nabi Elyas 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. 188
  4. ^ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  5. ^ "Health care Facilities West Bank" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2016-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)