Qalqilya Governorate
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The Qalqilya Governorate ( ) is an administrative area of the Palestinian National Authority
in the northwestern West Bank
. Its capital or muhfaza (seat) is the city of Qalqilya that borders the Green Line
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Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
in the northwestern West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
. Its capital or muhfaza (seat) is the city of Qalqilya that borders the Green Line
Green Line (Israel)
Green Line refers to the demarcation lines set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and its neighbours after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War...
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Towns and villages
- Azzun 'AtmaAzzun Atma'Azzun 'Atma is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 5 kilometers South-east of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Azzun 'Atma had a population of approximately 1,670 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. 3.9% of the...
- Baqah
- Baqat al-HatabBaqat al-HatabBaqat al-Hatab is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the Western area of the West Bank, located 20 kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,748 inhabitants in 2006....
- Beit AminBeit AminBeit Amin is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located south of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,147 inhabitants in 2006....
- Falamiyya
- Hajjah
- ImmatainImmatainImmatain is a Palestinian village located in the Qalqilya Governorate in the northwestern West Bank, about seventeen kilometers southwest of Nablus. The current mayor of Immatain is Haythem Sawan...
- IslahIslah, Qalqilya'Isla is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 4 kilometers East of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Isla had a population of approximately 887 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. 8.4% of the population of 'Isla were...
- JayyousJayyousJayyous is a Palestinian village near the west border of the West Bank, close to Qalqilya. It is a farming community. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 3,307 inhabitants in 2006....
- JinsafutJinsafutJinsafut is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located fifteen kilometers east of Qalqilya, and sixteen kilometers east of Nablus. It lies at an elevation of around 430 meters above sea level...
- JitJit, QalqilyaJit is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located 10 kilometers west of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 2,320 inhabitants in 2006....
- Kafr LaqifKafr LaqifKafr Laqif is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western West Bank, located 22 kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 984 inhabitants in 2006....
- Kafr QaddumKafr QaddumKafr Qaddum is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, located 13 kilometers west of Nablus and 17 kilometers east of Qalqilya in the Qalqilya Governorate. Surrounding towns include Jit to the east and Hajjah to the south...
- an Nabi ElyasNabi IlyasNabi Ilyas is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located two kilometers east of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, an Nabi Ilyas had a population of approximately 1,214 inhabitants in mid-year 2006...
- Ras AtiyaRas AtiyaRas Atiya is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the Western area of the West Bank, located 27 kilometers South of Tulkarm and 11 kilometers South of Qalqiliya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 1,599 inhabitants...
- SanniriyaSanniriyaSanniriya is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western area of the West Bank, located south of Qalqilya and southwest of Nablus...
- Fara'ataFara'ataFara'ata is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the Western area of the West Bank, located 16 kilometers Southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 657 inhabitants in 2006....
- Salman