Nahalin

Nahalin
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicنحالين
 • LatinNahaleen (official)
Nahalin, 2012
Nahalin, 2012
Nahalin is located in State of Palestine
Nahalin
Nahalin
Location of Nahalin within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°41′05″N 35°06′57″E / 31.68472°N 35.11583°E / 31.68472; 35.11583
Palestine grid161/121
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalitySalah Fanoon elected 2021
Area
 • Total16,144 dunams (16.1 km2 or 6.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total8,741
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Name meaningFrom Hebrew נחל: "A water-course"[2]

Nahalin, also spelled Nahaleen, (Arabic: نحالين) is a Palestinian village located in the Bethlehem Governorate to the southwest of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The village was well known for beekeeping and tens of beehives still exist in Nahalin today. The village is also known locally for its almond and olive trees, vineyards, parsley and vegetables, namely onions and beans. The built-up area of Nahalin consists of roughly 730 dunams, 20 of which make up the old center of the village.[3] The village had a population of 8,741 in 2017.[1]

  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. 324
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CCHP2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).