Qatanna

Qatanna () is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank part of the Jerusalem Governorate, located 12 km. northwest of Jerusalem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,981 inhabitants in 2017. Primary health care for the town is level 2.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Qatanna
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Qatanaa (official)Qatna (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type C
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine#West Bank
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Qatanna within Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 160/136
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quds
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam

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Contents

Geography and land
History
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
Post-1967
Enclave
Demography
Local origins
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

==Geography and land== Qatanna has an elevation of 650 meters above sea level. Nearby towns and villages include Biddu to the east and Beit Liqya to the north. Khirbet Kefireh is located just north of Qatanna.

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