Salfit
Sign in to saveSalfit () is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Salfit Governorate. It is located adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Ariel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Salfit had a population of 10,911 in 2017. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Salfit, located in Area A, has been administered by the Palestinian National Authority, while continuing under Israeli military occupation.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Salfit
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Latin
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Salfit (official)Salfeet (unofficial)
- Settlement.type
- Municipality type A
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Salfit2024.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- General view of Salfit, 2024
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- File:Salfitlogo.jpg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Municipal logo
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- West Bank#Palestine
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- Location of Salfit within the West Bank##Location of Salfit within Palestine
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- سلفيت
- Demonym
- سلفيتية
- Country
- Israeli Civil Administration
- Located in
- Salfit Governorate
- Continent
- Asia
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Israeli lira
- Population
- +10911
- Area
- +23062
- Elevation
- +570
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman era
- Modern era
- British mandate
- Jordanian occupation
- Israeli rule
- Demographics
- Economy
- Water treatment plant
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Salfit () is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Salfit Governorate. It is located adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Ariel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Salfit had a population of 10,911 in 2017. Since the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Salfit, located in Area A, has been administered by the Palestinian National Authority, while continuing under Israeli military occupation.
==Etymology== According to Edward Henry Palmer, the name was possibly from "levelled sown field".