Majdal Bani Fadil
Majdal Bani Fadil | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مجدل بني فاضل |
Majdal Bani Fadil | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′01″N 35°21′46″E / 32.08361°N 35.36278°E | |
| Palestine grid | 184/165 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Walid Othman |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,000 dunams (28.0 km2 or 10.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,907 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The watch tower of the Beni Fadil (an Arab clan) |
Majdal Bani Fadil (Arabic: مجدل بني فاضل) is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate of the northern West Bank, located 23 kilometers (14 mi) southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,907 in 2017. Majdal Bani Fadil is under the administration of a nine-member village council headed by Walid Othman. The main economic activities are herding and agriculture, specifically olives, grapes, prunes and figs. The main road connecting Majdal Bani Fadil to Ramallah and Nablus and Jericho has been closed off to the village since 2000 during the Second Intifada.