Zababdeh | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | الزبابدة |
• Latin | al-Zababida (official) az-Zubabdeh (unofficial) |
Location of Zababdeh within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°23′07″N 35°19′24″E / 32.38528°N 35.32333°E | |
Palestine grid | 180/199 |
State | Palestine |
Governorate | Jenin |
Government | |
• Type | Village council (from 1995) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,719 dunams (5.7 km2 or 2.2 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 4,261 |
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Name meaning | from "froth" or "civet"[2] |
Website | www.zababdeh.ps |
Zababdeh or Zababida (Arabic: الزبابدة) is a town in the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) southeast of Jenin and 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Arab American University.