Duma, Nablus
Duma | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | دوما |
| • Latin | Doma (official) |
View of Duma, January 2014 | |
Location of Duma within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′27″N 35°22′02″E / 32.05750°N 35.36722°E | |
| Palestine grid | 184/162 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Abd al-Salaam Dawabsha |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,351 dunams (17.4 km2 or 6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,674 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The lotus |
Duma (Arabic: دوما, also spelled as Douma) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 25 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,674 inhabitants in 2017. Duma's total land area consists of 17,351 dunams, about 200 of which are designated as built-up area.
The Duma arson attack in 2015, perpetrated by Israeli settlers, resulted in the death of an 18 months old child and both his parents in the village.