Anabta
Sign in to saveAnabta () is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 9 kilometers east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Anabta had a population of 8,077 inhabitants in 2017. Anabta is administered by a municipal council and is one of the oldest municipalities in the Tulkarm Governorate.
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- Anabta
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- Arabic
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- Arabic
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- عنبتا
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- Latin
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- 'Anabta (official)'Anabta and Iktaba (unofficial)
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- Municipality type C
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- View of Anabta
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- Seal of the Anabta Municipality
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- Palestine#West Bank
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- Location of Anabta within Palestine
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- 161/190
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- State
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- State of Palestine
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- Governorate
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- Tulkarm
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- Etymology
- History
- Roman and Byzantine era
- Mamluk and Ottoman eras
- British Mandate era
- Jordanian era
- Post-1967
- Geography
- Demographics
- Clans
- Education
- Health care
- Notable residents, or people from Anabta
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Anabta () is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 9 kilometers east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Anabta had a population of 8,077 inhabitants in 2017. Anabta is administered by a municipal council and is one of the oldest municipalities in the Tulkarm Governorate.
==Etymology== The name is derived from the word Enabta, which meant "grape" or "berry" in Aramaic and Syriac. The long vowel -ā ending, typically reflecting the Aramaic absolute state, a morphological feature widely attested in Palestinian toponyms. Many grape presses have been found in the hills around the village.