Qila, Hebron
Qila (Arabic: قيلة) is a Palestinian village located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north-west of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 918 in mid-year 2006.[2] The primary health care facilities for the village are at Qila designated by the Ministry of Health as level 1 and at Beit Ula, Kharas or Nuba where the healthcare is at level 2.[3]
Qila | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
  Qila Location of Qila within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′58″N 35°00′11″E | |
| Palestine grid | 150/113 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 918 |
| Name meaning | Khurbet Kila, the ruin of Kila[1] |
Footnotes
- Palmer, 1881, p. 400
- Projected Mid -Year Population for Hebron Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- "West Bank Health care" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - David Toshio Tsumura, The First Book of Samuel (NICOT; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007), 550.
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R. (1877). "Notes from the Memoir". Quarterly Statement - Palestine Exploration Fund. 9: 85–89. (p. 86)
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (pp. 314, 357)
- Guérin, V. (1869). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 1: Judee, pt. 3. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale. (Check pp. 341–343; pp. 350-351)
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Welcome To Qila
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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