Rafat | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | رافات |
| • Latin | Rafat (official) |
 Rafat in the front, az-Zawiya behind | |
  Rafat Location of Rafat within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′41″N 35°02′43″E / 32.07806°N 35.04528°E | |
| Palestine grid | 154/164 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Salfit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,522 |
| Name meaning | Rafat, personal name, meaning "acts of kindness"[3] |
Rafat (Arabic: رافات) is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, 38 kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,522 in 2017.[2]
- ^ Rafat village profile, ARIJ, p. 4
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 240