Al-Lubban al-Gharbi
Al-Lubban al-Gharbi (Arabic: اللبّن الغربيّ) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 21 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,566 inhabitants in 2017.
al-Lubban al-Gharbi | |
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Municipality type D (Village council) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | اللبّن الغربيّ |
| • Latin | al-Lubban al-Gharbiya (official) al-Lubban (unofficial) |
al-Lubban al-Gharbi from the north | |
al-Lubban al-Gharbi Location of al-Lubban al-Gharbi within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°02′04″N 35°02′22″E | |
| Palestine grid | 153/160 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,694 dunams (9.7 km2 or 3.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,566 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The milk-white spot of Rentis" |
Al-Lubban al-Gharbi has a total land area of 9,694 dunams, of which 335 are built-up area. Most of the remaining land is either grown with olive and almond orchards or open for continued expansion of the village. However, the Israeli West Bank barrier will separate 59% of Lubban al-Gharbi's land from the village's urban area. The village's infrastructure facilities include an elementary school a kindergarten, and two clinics.
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