Aqraba, Nablus
Aqraba (Arabic: عقربا) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate, located eighteen kilometers southeast of Nablus in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Aqraba had a population of approximately 10,024 inhabitants in 2017.
Aqraba | |
|---|---|
Municipality type C | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عقربا |
| • Latin | 'Aqraba (official) Akraba (unofficial) |
Aqraba | |
Aqraba Location of Aqraba within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°07′35″N 35°20′37″E | |
| Palestine grid | 182/170 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Jawdat 'Abd al-Hadi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34,659 dunams (34.7 km2 or 13.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 10,024 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Scorpion |
According to Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem since 1967, Israel has confiscated 1,425 dunums of Aqraba and Yanun's land for use for settlements, Israeli Military bases and for the Wall Zone. According to Kerem Navot, 3,265 dunams of mostly cultivated land were seized per military order T12/72 and transferred to the settlement of Gittit. Nearby hamlets surround the village and are considered to be natural extensions of Aqraba; they are the khirbets of al-Arama, al-Kroom, Abu ar-Reisa, ar-Rujman, Firas ad-Din and Tell al-Khashaba. The total population of these hamlets was estimated to be 500 in 2008. The prominent families of Aqraba are Al Dayriyeh, Bani Jaber, Al-Mayadima, Bani Jame', and Bani Fadel.
Aqrabah has been the site of price tag attacks by Israeli settlers.