Jaba', Jenin

Jaba'
Jaba'
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	جبع
	Jaba', Jenin, 2019
	Jaba' Location of Jaba' within Palestine
	Coordinates: 32°19′26″N 35°13′20″E / 32.32389°N 35.22222°E
Palestine grid	171/192
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Jenin
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Head of Municipality	Bassam Jarrar
Population (2017)
• Total	10,413
Name meaning	From "hill"

Jaba' (Arabic: جبع) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, in the Jenin Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 8,942 in the 2007 census and 10,413 by 2017.^[1]^[3] The village is situated on the slopes of the Jabal Dabrun mountain. The village and its immediate vicinity contain a number of archaeological sites, including a tomb for a certain Neby Yarub. During the Ottoman era, Jaba' served as a throne village of the powerful Jarrar family. The village is administered by a municipal council, currently headed by Bassam Jarrar.

^ ^a ^b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
^ Cite error: The named reference Palmer147 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Table 26 (Cont.): Localities in the West Bank by Selected Indicators, 2007" (PDF) (in Arabic). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-10.

[PrelimCensus2017-1] Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

[Palmer147-2] Cite error: The named reference Palmer147 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[PCBS2007-3] "Table 26 (Cont.): Localities in the West Bank by Selected Indicators, 2007" (PDF) (in Arabic). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 2007. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-10.

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