'Atara

Atara ( Atâra) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 15 kilometers north of Ramallah in the central West Bank. It is situated along a mountain ridge line with four peaks and is built upon the second highest point in the West Bank at 810 meters above sea level. 'Atara's total land area consists of 9,545 dunams, most of which is cultivable.

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Place details

Locality: عطارة
Region: West Bank
Country: الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population: 2,240

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Key facts

Settlement.name: 'Atara
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: عطارة
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Attara (official)Ataroth (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type D (Village council)
Settlement.image_skyline: Atara272.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of 'Atara
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of 'Atara within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 169/156
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ramallah and al-Bireh
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Contents

Location
History
Ottoman era
British Mandate of Palestine
Jordanian era
Post-1967
Sanctuaries
Shrine of Sheikh al-Qatrawani
Demographics
Economy
References
Bibliography
External links

== Location== 'Atara is located (horizontally) north of Ramallah. It is bordered by Silwad to the east, 'Abwein to the north, Burham, 'Ajjul and Umm Safa to the west, and Bir Zeit to the south.