Deir Qaddis
Deir Qaddis | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | دير قديس |
| • Latin | Deir Qiddis (official) Dayr Qaddis (unofficial) |
View of Deir Qaddis | |
Location of Deir Qaddis within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′58″N 35°02′44″E / 31.94944°N 35.04556°E | |
| Palestine grid | 154/150 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Fares Ibrahim |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,207 dunams (8.2 km2 or 3.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 372 m (1,220 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,452 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Monastery of the saint" |
Deir Qaddis (Arabic: دير قديس) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,452 inhabitants in 2017. The town consists of 8,207 dunams, of which 438 dunams are classified as built-up area. As a result of 1995 accords, 7.7% of Deir Qaddis' land was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority for civil affairs, so-called Area B, but Israel still retains full control of 92.3% of the town, being in Area C.