Raba, Jenin

Raba, Jenin
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicرابا
Raba, Jenin is located in State of Palestine
Raba, Jenin
Raba, Jenin
Location of Raba, Jenin within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°23′14″N 35°22′57″E / 32.38722°N 35.38250°E / 32.38722; 35.38250
Palestine grid186/199
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total3,915
Name meaningfrom personal name[2]

Raba (Arabic: رابا) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate.

The village was founded by the Bazur clan, originating, according to tradition, from two brothers from Awarta who fled due to a blood feud.[3]

  1. ^ 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. 205
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