Deir Jarir
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Deir Jarir (Arabic: دير جرير) is a Palestinian agricultural town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located twelve kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Ramallah. It is situated on a hilltop overlooking the Jordan Valley at an elevation of 900 metres (3,000 feet).[4] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Deir Jarir had a population of 4,469 inhabitants in 2017.[2]
Deir Jarir | |
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Place | |
Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | دير جرير |
Coordinates: 31°57′52″N 35°17′45″E | |
Palestine grid | 178/152 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Area | |
• Place | 33,357 dunams (33.357 km2 or 12.879 sq mi) |
• Metro | 33,400 dunams (33.4 km2 or 12.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Place | 4,469 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Name meaning | The monastery or house of Jerir[3] |
Website | www |
It spreads along a large land area of 33,357 dunams (33.357 km2), of which 17.2% is under the civil jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), while the remainder is under Israeli military control. Most of the land administered by the PNA is the city's built-up area and most of Deir Jarir's cultivated lands are grown with grape vines and fig and olive trees. Open-spaces make-up 76% of the town's area.[4]