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Ya'bad

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'''Ya'bad''' () is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, 20 kilometers west of Jenin, in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine. It is a major agricultural town, with most of its land covered with olive groves and grain fields. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 13,640 in 2007 and 16,012 in 2017. Its mayor is Samer Abu Baker who was elected in 2005. The Israeli settlement of Mevo Dotan is built on Ya'bad's land.

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Place details

Locality
يعبد
Region
West Bank
Country
الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Ya'bad
Settlement.translit_lang1
Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type
Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info
يعبد
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
Yabad (official)
Settlement.type
Municipality type B
Settlement.image_skyline
Ya'bad.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Skyline of Ya'bad, Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map
Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Ya'bad within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name
Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position
166/205
Settlement.subdivision_type
State
Settlement.subdivision_name
State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jenin
Settlement.established_title
Founded

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Wikidata facts

Population
19021
Area
21.6
Elevation
360
Image
Ya'bad.jpg
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Commons category
Ya'bad
native label
يعبد
PCBS locality code
10265
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10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ottoman era
  • British Mandate era
  • Jordanian era
  • Post-1967
  • Demography
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

'''Ya'bad''' () is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, 20 kilometers west of Jenin, in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine. It is a major agricultural town, with most of its land covered with olive groves and grain fields. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 13,640 in 2007 and 16,012 in 2017. Its mayor is Samer Abu Baker who was elected in 2005. The Israeli settlement of Mevo Dotan is built on Ya'bad's land.

==History== Pottery sherds from the Persian, Hellenistic, early Roman, Byzantine, early Muslim and the Medieval eras have been found here.

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