'Aqqaba
'Aqqaba | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عقّابة |
| • Latin | al-Aqaba (official) Akkaba (unofficial) |
Location of 'Aqqaba within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°21′03″N 35°20′59″E / 32.35083°N 35.34972°E | |
| Palestine grid | 183/195 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Tubas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 8,239 |
| Name meaning | the steep or mountain road |
'Aqqaba (Arabic: عقّابة) is a Palestinian town located on a slope in the Jordan Valley in the northern West Bank, 15 kilometers northeast of Jenin in the Tubas Governorate of the State of Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 8,239 inhabitants in the 2017 census.