Shuqba
Shuqba | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | شقبه |
Roadside view of Shuqba, 2012 | |
Location of Shuqba within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°59′13″N 35°2′18″E / 31.98694°N 35.03833°E | |
| Palestine grid | 153/154 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,390 dunams (13.4 km2 or 5.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,459 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The crevasse, cleft, or narrow pass. |
Shuqba (Arabic: شقبة) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah in Palestine.
Shuqba has a total area of 13,990 dunams (1,399 ha; 3,460 acres), and the built-up area comprises 616 dunams (61.6 ha; 152 acres). Shuqba was home to 5,459 inhabitants in 2017.