Ubeidiya, West Bank

This article is about Palestinian town near Bethlehem. For other sites by this name, see Ubeidiya.
Al-'Ubeidiya
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالعبيدية
 • Latinal-Obaidya (official)
Al-'Ubeidiya is located in State of Palestine
Al-'Ubeidiya
Al-'Ubeidiya
Location of al 'Ubeidiya within Palestine
Al-'Ubeidiya is located in the West Bank
Al-'Ubeidiya
Al-'Ubeidiya
Location of al 'Ubeidiya within the West Bank
Coordinates: 31°43′24″N 35°17′26″E / 31.72333°N 35.29056°E / 31.72333; 35.29056
Palestine grid177/125
State State of Palestine
GovernorateBethlehem
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total
97,232 dunams (97.2 km2 or 37.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
14,460
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Name meaning1881: Kh. Deir Ibn Obeid, meaning "The ruin of the monastery of the son of Obeid; also called Mar Theodosius[2]

Al-Ubeidiya (Arabic: العبيدية) is a Palestinian town located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Ubeidiya had a population of over 14,460 in 2017.[1]

The Monastery of St. Theodosius, the Mar Saba Monastery and the 'Ayn Fashkhah tourist area are all on Al-Ubeidiya land.

Ubeidiya is considered as part of the 'Arab al-Ta'mira village cluster, along with Za'atara, Beit Ta'mir, Hindaza, Tuqu', Khirbet ad-Deir (today part of Tuqu'), Nuaman and al-Asakra.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 303