Rafat, Salfit

Rafat
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicرافات
 • LatinRafat (official)
Rafat in the front, az-Zawiya behind
Rafat in the front, az-Zawiya behind
Rafat is located in State of Palestine
Rafat
Rafat
Location of Rafat within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°04′41″N 35°02′43″E / 32.07806°N 35.04528°E / 32.07806; 35.04528
Palestine grid154/164
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateSalfit
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Elevation293 m (961 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
2,522
Name meaningRafat, 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]

  1. ^ Rafat 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. 240