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Kobar

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Also known as Kūbar

Kobar () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. Kobar is located at an altitude of above sea level with a mean annual rainfall of 669.8 mm. The average annual temperature is 16 °C and the average annual humidity is approximately 61%.

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Place details

Locality
كوبر
Region
West Bank
Country
الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population
3,546
Timezone
Asia/Hebron

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kobar
Settlement.translit_lang1
Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type
Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
Kaubar (official)
Settlement.type
Place
Settlement.image_skyline
CentralKobar6758.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kobar Village
Settlement.pushpin_map
Palestine#West Bank
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Kobar Location in the State of Palestine##Kobar Location in the West Bank
Settlement.grid_name
Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position
165/155
Settlement.subdivision_type
State
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Ramallah and al-Bireh
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.unit_pref
dunam

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official name
Kaubar
Country
Palestine
Population
934
Elevation
590
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
CentralKobar6737.jpg
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Commons category
Kobar
postal code
665
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • Ottoman era
  • British Mandate era
  • Jordanian era
  • 1967-present
  • Notable people from Kobar
  • Twin towns
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Kobar () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. Kobar is located at an altitude of above sea level with a mean annual rainfall of 669.8 mm. The average annual temperature is 16 °C and the average annual humidity is approximately 61%.

Since 1996, Kobar has been governed by a village council which is currently administrated by 11 members appointed by the Palestinian National Authority. There are two further employees working in the council; the village council owns a permanent headquarters and is included within a Joint Services Council for neighboring localities.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kobar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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