Arraba, Jenin
Arraba (Arabic: عرّابة ʻArrābah), also Arrabah, Arrabeh or Arrabet Jenin, is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 12 kilometers southwest of Jenin. It has an elevation of 350 meters above sea level and lies near Sahl Arraba, a plain that lies between Mount Carmel and Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, Arraba had a population of 11,479 in 2017.
Arraba | |
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Municipality type B | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عرّابة |
| • Latin | Arraba (official) Arrabeh Arrabah |
Northern view of Arraba | |
Arraba Location of Arraba within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°24′16″N 35°12′12″E | |
| Palestine grid | 169/201 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (from 1995) |
| • Head of Municipality | Ahmad al-ʻArdah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39,558 dunams (39.6 km2 or 15.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 11,479 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "A steppe" |
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