Az-Zawiya, Salfit
Az-Zawiya (Arabic: الزاويه) is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, located west of Salfit and south of Qalqilya. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, az-Zawiya had a population of 6,033 in 2017. The town's population is made up of primarily three families: Shuqeir (45%), Muqadi (30%) and Raddad (20%), while the remaining 5% consists of Palestinian refugee families such as Shamlawi, Rabi and Yusif.
az-Zawiya | |
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Municipality type C | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الزاويه |
| • Latin | az-Zawia (official) al-Zawiya (unofficial) |
az-Zawiya behind, while Rafat is in front | |
az-Zawiya Location of az-Zawiya within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′45″N 35°02′24″E | |
| Palestine grid | 153/166 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Salfit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (from 1996) |
| • Head of Municipality | Taleb Raddad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,700 dunams (2.7 km2 or 1.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 6,033 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Corner, hermitage" |
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