Qabatiya

Qabatiya
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	قباطية
Qabatiya general view (Eastern field)
Qabatiya Location of Qabatiya within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 32°24′34.39″N 35°16′51.17″E
Governorate	Jenin
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Head of Municipality	Dr. Issam Nazzal
Area
• Jurisdiction	50,547 dunams (50.55 km2 / 19.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Jurisdiction	49,197

Qabatiya or Qabatia (Arabic: قباطية‎) is a Palestinian town located in the northern West Bank 6 km south of the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 49,198 in 2007.

Its total land area consists of 50,547 dunams and it is situated approximately 256m above sea level. Qabatiya is famous for its olive groves, modern agriculture, and limestone industry. It is a part of the Jenin Governorate.

Salah al-Din mosque in the town of Qabatiya.

Teachers at the boys' high school, 1980.

External links

• Palestine Remembered/Qabatiya
• Qabatiya on Google Maps
• Wolfram|Alpha - Qabatiya