Sinjil

Sinjil
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicسنجل
 • LatinSenjel (official)
Sanjil (unofficial)
Sinjil is located in State of Palestine
Sinjil
Sinjil
Location of Sinjil within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°01′59″N 35°15′51″E / 32.03306°N 35.26417°E / 32.03306; 35.26417
Palestine grid175/160
State State of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh Governorate
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityMutaz Tawafsha
Elevation795 m (2,608 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total5,742
Name meaningSaint Gilles[3]

Sinjil (Arabic: سنجل) is a Palestinian town northeast of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank.

  1. ^ Sinjil Town Profile, ARIJ, p. 4
  2. ^ 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. 245