Qarawat Bani Zeid
Qarawat Bani Zeid | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | قراوة بني زيد |
| • Latin | Qarawat Bani Zaid (official) Karawat Bani Zayd (unofficial) |
View of Qarawat Bani Zeid, 2012 | |
Location of Qarawat Bani Zeid within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′13″N 35°07′42″E / 32.05361°N 35.12833°E | |
| Palestine grid | 162/162 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | rb |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,000 dunams (8.0 km2 or 3.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,415 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The towns of Ibn Zeid, in the Beni Zeid district |
Qarawat Bani Zeid (Arabic: قراوة بني زيد) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 22 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Qarawat Bani Zeid had a population of 3,415 inhabitants in 2017. Almost all of Qarawat Bani Zeid is under the complete control of the Palestinian National Authority, as it is located within Area A.
Situated close to the village mosque is the remains of a Roman pool, about 60 meters underground.