Beit Duqqu is a Palestinian

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 village in the Jerusalem Governorate

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, located 12 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem in the northern West Bank

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. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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, the town had a population of 1,600 in 2006.

It is linked to Jerusalem by Highway 443. The village's topographic relief is mountainous. It is located 650 meters above sea level, bordered by Beit 'Anan in the southwest, Beit Izja in the southeast, At Tira in the north and Al Qubeibeh in the south. Beit Duqqu's total land area is 7000 dunums including the built-up area. Seven major clans constitute the population.

The main source of living is agriculture, mainly apricots, olives and grapes.