Duma, Nablus
Duma (Arabic: دوما, also spelled as Douma) is Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 25 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,674 inhabitants in 2017. Duma's total land area consists of 17,351 dunams, about 200 of which are designated as built-up area.
Duma | |
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Municipality type D (Village council) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | دوما |
| • Latin | Doma (official) |
View of Duma, January 2014 | |
Duma Location of Duma within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′27″N 35°22′02″E | |
| Palestine grid | 184/162 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Abd al-Salaam Dawabsha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,351 dunams (17.4 km2 or 6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 2,674 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The lotus |
The Duma arson attack in 2015, perpetrated by Israeli settlers, resulted in the death of an 18 months old child and both his parents in the village.
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