Qabatiya
Qabatiya | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | قباطية |
Qabatiya general view (Eastern field) | |
Location of Qabatiya within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°24′35″N 35°16′51″E / 32.40972°N 35.28083°E | |
| Palestine grid | 176/201 |
| State | State of Palestine (occupied by Israel) |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Mr. Mahmoud Kameel |
| Area | |
• Total | 50,547 dunams (50.55 km2 or 19.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 24,439 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | “The Copts´place” |
Qabatiya (Arabic: قباطية, also spelled Qabatia, Qabatya, and Kabatiya) is a city in Jenin Governorate, West Bank, Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 19,197 in 2007 and 24,439 by 2017.
Its entire land area is 50,547 dunams (50.5 km2; 19.5 sq mi), and its elevation is roughly 256 meters (840 feet). Qabatiya is famous for its olive groves, modern agriculture, and limestone industry.