Kharbatha al-Misbah
Kharbatha al-Misbah | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خربثا المصباح |
| • Latin | Kharbatha al-Misbah (official) Khirbet al-Misbah, Khurbetha ibn es Seba (unofficial) |
Kharbatha al-Misbah, east entrance | |
Location of Kharbatha al-Misbah within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′5″N 35°04′18″E / 31.88472°N 35.07167°E | |
| Palestine grid | 156/143 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Sa'di Jabir Ibrahim Daraj |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,431 dunams (4.4 km2 or 1.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,366 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The Ruins of the son of the wild beast, or "of seven"" |
Kharbatha al-Misbah (Arabic: خربثا المصباح) is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, located 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi) west of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,366 in 2017. It has a total land area of 4,431 dunams, of which 644 are built-up areas and the remainder agricultural lands and forests.