Yabrud | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | يبرود |
Location of Yabrud within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°58′31″N 35°14′37″E / 31.97528°N 35.24361°E | |
Palestine grid | 173/153 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
• Head of Municipality | Salah Muhammad Ahmad Radi |
Area | |
• Total | 2,500 dunams (2.5 km2 or 1.0 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 575 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Name meaning | from barid, cold[2] |
Yabrud (Arabic: يبرود) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately 13 km northeast of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is 790 m. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, the town had a population of 575.[1]