Surda | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | سردا |
Location of Surda within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°56′29″N 35°12′12″E / 31.94139°N 35.20333°E | |
Palestine grid | 169/150 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,308 |
Name meaning | possibly from a Syriac word which can be translated to mean fear and isolation,[2] or possibly from Zerada[3] |
Surda (Arabic: سردا, romanized: Surdā) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northeast of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,308 inhabitants in 2017.[1]