Artas, Bethlehem
Artas (Arabic: أرطاس) is a Palestinian village located four kilometers southwest of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,745 in 2017.
Artas | |
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Municipality type D (Village council) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | أرطاس |
Artas, Convent of the Hortus Conclusus | |
Artas Location of Artas within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′21″N 35°11′10″E | |
| Palestine grid | 167/121 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Bethlehem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Hamdi Aish |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,304 dunams (4.3 km2 or 1.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 732 m (2,402 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 5,745 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Urtas, p.n. |
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