Salhab | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | سلحب |
| • Latin | Khirbet Salhab "خربة سلهب" (official) |
  Salhab Location of Salhab within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′15″N 35°22′21″E / 32.35417°N 35.37250°E | |
| Palestine grid | 185/195 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Tubas |
| Founded | 1880 (modern settlement) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Development Committee (from 1999) |
| • Head of Municipality | Fawze Sawafta |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,000 dunams (5.0 km2 or 1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 25 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The Ruin of the Tall Man"[2] |
Salhab (Arabic: سلحب, also known as Khirbet Salhab) is a small Palestinian village in the Tubas Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located four kilometers north of Tubas. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, it had a population of 45 living in five households in 2007 and a population of 25 in 2017.[1][3] As of 2007, its mayor was Fawze Sawafta.[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. 202
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.106.
- ^ Salhab Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC). 2007-02-09.